Ravens Believed They Would Sign Baker Mayfield In 2023

By Connor Byrne | at September 17, 2026 1:10 pm With his stock down when he reached free agency in 2023, former Browns, Panthers and Rams quarterback Baker Mayfield accepted the Buccaneers’ one-year, $4MM proposal. An April 2023 report indicated the Ravens also made an offer, which Browns head coach Todd Monken confirmed on Wednesday. Monken, Baltimore’s offensive coordinator during the Mayfield pursuit, said the Ravens believed they were going to sign the former No. 1 overall pick (via Zac Jackson of The Athletic). While Lamar Jackson was in place as the Ravens’ starter, he had a trade request out…