{"id":1201574,"date":"2022-01-09T10:49:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T15:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1201574"},"modified":"2022-01-09T10:49:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T15:49:55","slug":"paul-finebaum-calls-baker-mayfield-a-poor-mans-johnny-manziel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-finebaum-calls-baker-mayfield-a-poor-mans-johnny-manziel\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Finebaum Calls Baker Mayfield &#039;A Poor Man&#039;s Johnny Manziel&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpaul-finebaum-calls-baker-mayfield-a-poor-mans-johnny-manziel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1201574&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stacy-Revere_Getty-Images-6-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">If Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield should decide to update his resume anytime soon, he <em>should not<\/em> seek a reference from ESPN\u2019s Paul Finebaum.<\/p>\n<p>The ESPN college football analyst did not hold back during a recent interview with Fox News when asked for his thoughts on the Cleveland signal-caller who is reportedly having friction with his head coach and may be at a crossroads with the Browns.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI got into it with him in college,\u201d Finebaum told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/baker-mayfield-johnny-manziel-espn-browns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. \u201cHe came after me on Twitter. And I thought he was a punk then and nothing has changed. He is a poor man\u2019s Johnny Manziel. I think Cleveland ought to get rid of him. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s possible, but I think the Browns are wasting their time with this guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some reports have surfaced suggesting that Mayfield could request a trade from Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>However, a Sunday morning report claims that the Browns and Mayfield are set to begin the 2022 season with Mayfield as the starter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Baker Mayfield had his exit meeting w\/Kevin Stefanski Friday &amp; is still set to be QB1 for 2022, source tells clevelanddotcom. No current plans to talk extension, set to play on 5th-year option of $18.86 million: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Browns<\/a> Insider  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6yIwOJvLHy\">https:\/\/t.co\/6yIwOJvLHy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryKayCabot\/status\/1480167926254682116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The former Oklahoma star\u2019s confrontations have not been limited to Finebaum or his coach Kevin Stefanski. Last week, Mayfield responded angrily to a report from Browns beatwriter Mary Kay Cabot, in which she listed some possible quarterbacks the Browns could seek if they didn\u2019t resolve their differences with Mayfield.<\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland quarterback called the report \u201cClickbait.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clickbait. You and many other Cleveland local media continue to be drama stirring reporters with no sources or facts. Don\u2019t put words in my mouth so you can put food on your table. I\u2019m not your puppet. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MfHnqWk65s\">https:\/\/t.co\/MfHnqWk65s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baker Mayfield (@bakermayfield) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bakermayfield\/status\/1479161526330273793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In truth, the comparisons between Mayfield and Manziel \u2013 which appear to be based on the fact that both are white and somewhat undersized \u2013 are bogus. For all his recent struggles, Mayfield has been an immensely better pro than the two-year wonder Manziel turned out to be.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Finebaum doesn\u2019t make the call on Mayfield\u2019s future, and it appears Cleveland has: Punk or no punk, Mayfield stays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield should decide to update his resume anytime soon, he should not seek a reference from ESPN\u2019s Paul Finebaum. 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