Former Oklahoma quarterback and Heisman trophy winner Baker Mayfield is now a resident and key player for an Ohio professional team, the Cleveland Browns. The chances of one of the laughingstock professional franchises over the last couple of decades of making the NFL playoffs by and large sit squarely on his shoulders.
However, there is some wounds that might still need to be healed. That’s because when Mayfield’s Oklahoma squad came into the ‘Shoe in 2017 and beat Ohio State, he celebrated by planting the OU flag at mid-field to celebrate. Even though, the closest thing to dirt to plant that flag in was a pile of rubber pellets swept into the pristine field turf.
To say that it did not go over well to many Ohioans at the time would be an understatement. He got criticized for his poor sportsmanship in the national media and eventually issued an apology for his actions.
But apparently, according to an article in GQ Magazine, that apology was one that was far from heartfelt, and a twisting of the arm by the University of Oklahoma brass.
Mayfield took time to speak with Clay Skipper of GQ Magazine and said he had little remorse for the incident. When asked about how heartfelt the apology was on a scale of 1 to 10, Mayfield responded with “Zero,” said Mayfield. “Zero. Absolutely not.”
“Actually we won. That’s what we’re about. I had done so much and worked so hard to play for that school, I was just kinda” … “almost embarrassed for them to tell me to apologize.”
So does Mayfield worry about how fans of an Ohio NFL franchise might feel about his feelings on the matter? Not really. Mayfield has never really been one to worry about anything more than winning and being himself.
“But I think we’re all good now,” ends Mayfield.
One thing we all know — if Cleveland Brown fans that also cheer for Ohio State haven’t forgiven him already, they certainly will if he’s able to orchestrate a championship run in Northeast Ohio.
Wounds? What wounds?
