Baker Mayfield is relishing the chance for a revenge sport in opposition to the Cleveland Browns. Destiny needed that likelihood to occur instantly, and the Carolina Panthers would be the first crew to go to FirstEnergy Stadium within the opening week of the 2022 NFL season. To have a good time the event, Mayfield is promoting official merch that appears to be taking a shot at his outdated crew.

The Panthers new beginning quarterback used his social media and official web site to announce new t-shirts on sale. And one shirt has his face subsequent to a damaged canine collar and the caption “off the leash”.

Other than referencing his freedom with regard to his irritating scenario when Cleveland acquired Deshaun Watson within the offseason, the canine reference is seen my many as a dig on the Browns themselves. Although the Browns brand is an orange helmet, they’d a canine mascot for a few years and nonetheless have have a bleacher part of their stadium known as The Dawg Pound.

A delicate dig after denying talking out in opposition to Cleveland

After stories surfaced of Baker Mayfield allegedly saying to his teammates that they had been going to “fu*okay up the Browns”, his outdated teammate Myles Garrett mentioned they had been going to make use of it as motivation to sack him as a lot as attainable throughout week 1.

Nevertheless, Baker then got here out and denied ever saying it. “To begin with, I did not say it. It is not how I mentioned it. That is not what I commented on”, he advised reporters. These t-shirts appear to be a extra playful option to taunt the Cleveland Browns forward of Week 1.