After Baker Mayfield played through a serious injury to his non-throwing shoulder while with the Cleveland Browns during the 2021 season, former NFL quarterback and current NBC Sports football analyst Chris Simms blasted the Browns for how they handled Mayfield.

In an article that was published on Friday, Simms stated to Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post, “Baker got screwed over.

IIn an article that was published on Friday, Simms told Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post, “Baker got screwed over by the Browns— there’s no other way around it.” “He didn’t play well for a year [2021] due to a shoulder injury. After using it against him, they tried to sneak up on Deshaun Watson and take advantage of him. They understood they had upset him when he cancelled them out. We don’t have a quarterback right now. Deshaun Watson must be obtained at last.”n March 2022, it was reported that following the Browns’ initial failure to acquire Watson from the Houston Texans, Mayfield requested to be traded. Then, according to ESPN’s Jake Trotter, “Mayfield and his camp learned about the Browns’ meeting with Watson over social media.”

Naturally, Watson was eventually persuaded to move to Cleveland by the Browns with an unprecedented fully guaranteed $230 million five-year contract. In July 2022, the team traded Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers.

Mayfield was selected by Cleveland with the first overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, and in January 2021, he led the Browns to a playoff victory over the division-rival Pittsburgh Steelers. Mayfield, who most recently gave his career new life with the Buccaneers, will captain that team into their divisional playoff game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Mayfield will finish the current postseason tournament with two more career playoff victories than Watson (one), regardless of what transpires this weekend.

Regarding the Buccaneers, who were listed by DraftKings Sportsbook on Friday afternoon as a 6.5-point underdog versus the Lions, Simms stated, “I think they are dangerous this weekend.” “I believe they have a great matchup with Detroit. I could name only one upset that might occur this week if I had to choose.”

Not all prominent analysts agree that Tampa Bay has a genuine chance to shock the Lions at Ford Field in Detroit, including Simms.