Getty Image
- The Indianapolis Colts traded for QB Matt Ryan on Monday
- Fans are reacting to their passing on Browns’ signal caller Baker Mayfield
- Read more NFL news here
The Indianapolis Colts have found their quarterback of the immediate future.
And it’s not the name that many were expecting to hear when the day began.
Baker Mayfield recently requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns following the team’s interest in QB Deshaun Watson. Mayfield did his best to burn bridges within the organization as he and Cleveland management never saw eye to eye this offseason.
In a period of days, Mayfield penned a goodbye letter to fans, saw his employer refer to him a child, and had teammates mocking him on social media.
The Browns appeared to backtrack briefly only to sign Watson a day later. That deal pretty much ended Mayfield’s time in Cleveland.
Mayfield then spoke to the organization about a trade, naming the Colts as being the team he’d most like to play for in 2022.
So, when Indy was in the market for a quarterback, it seemed to be an easy match.
From @NFLTotalAccess: Next up? The #Browns will now trade Baker Mayfield, with the #Colts emerging as a prime location. pic.twitter.com/z64BhytJHv
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 18, 2022
Instead, the Colts turned to 37-year-old Matt Ryan.
With Mayfield getting passed over yet again, social media is not being kind to the former first round pick.
Fans React To Baker Mayfield News
With Baker Mayfield being passed over by the team he requested to be traded to, fans are taking to social media to post their reactions.
Making things a bit worse is the fact that Matt Ryan is certainly on the back side of his career. Just a few years from 40, retirement can’t be far away.
When considering that Mayfield is still relatively young, it has to make the sting hurt just a bit more. But the Colts are taking a “win now” approach and they think that Ryan is the best option to do so.
Baker Mayfield: Fine Browns, if you don’t want me, send me to the Colts.
Colts: pic.twitter.com/ATK70aXkcQ
— Myles Simmons (@MylesASimmons) March 21, 2022
https://twitter.com/MyBookie/status/1505977872523178006
Baker Mayfield: I would prefer the Colts if I requested a trade
The Colts: pic.twitter.com/gXdBBs8X5m
— Piñata Farms: The Meme App (@pinatafarms) March 21, 2022
Baker Mayfield: "I want to be with the Colts!!"
The Colts: https://t.co/BuJei3UKoQ pic.twitter.com/cjMkvKQX9A
— Bobby, No Althoff (@JBob_15) March 21, 2022
Baker Mayfield said he wanted to go to the Colts and they left him on read, wild times we're in.
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) March 21, 2022
Baker Mayfield: "Why did the Colts trade for Matt Ryan and not me?"pic.twitter.com/k03oZ8i2s9
— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) March 21, 2022
Baker wanted to go to the Colts…and they decided they’d rather trade for Matt Ryan who will be 37 when the season starts. pic.twitter.com/XenUBPb0zs
— Colb (@___Colb___) March 21, 2022
Colts fans knowing they don’t have to put up with Baker Mayfield all year pic.twitter.com/SPmvRQ8bP8
— Jason (@QuickReplyGuy) March 21, 2022
Colts really chose a more expensive, way older Matt Ryan over Baker Reagan Mayfield. Wow.
— GoodBeast (@crouch___) March 21, 2022
Baker: "I prefer being traded to the Colts!!!" 🤘🏻🤙🏻
Colts: 👀😴😴 pic.twitter.com/YwrAshjFLR
— Pooh Reascobar 3/9🥃🍷🎊 (@Rease2x_216) March 21, 2022
Colts wanting soon to be 37 year old Matt Ryan over Baker Mayfield plus his salary tells you everything you need to know🤣🤣🤣 Baker freaks having a bad few days 🤡🤣🤡
— Reality Check (@mr216reality) March 21, 2022
The Colts when Baker Mayfield called pic.twitter.com/yQCAlDhIr7
— Art Vandelay (@KingFavre) March 21, 2022
Mayfield will have to wait for another suitor before finding a home for the 2022 season.