Baker Mayfield Has Great Response To NFL Coach That Said He’s ‘Too Cocky’

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A lot of people were impressed with Baker Mayfield’s demeanor at the NFL combine except for one NFL head coach. According to NFL.com’s Kimberly Jones, one coach who interviewed Mayfield at the comine felt the Heisman winning QB was “too cocky’

s the combine was concluding, I asked a head coach for his biggest overall takeaway. He spotlighted Mayfield, saying he liked him the most on the field … and the least off of it. Another head coach, whose team interviewed Mayfield, rolled his eyes and described the quarterback: “Cocky. Over-the-top cocky.”

Mayfield was later asked about the coach’s assessment of him and he delivered this great response.

Winning is the most important. Taking care of my business.I’m going to be who I am. I don’t think I’m over the top cocky I’m proud of where I came from. I’m proud of the fact that I had to earn it. If that comes across as cocky to some people It is what it is. All I need is one time out of 32 to take a chance I’m not trying to please everybod. I’m trying to play for one time and do it the right way.

Mayfield seems to be saying the all the right things before the draft let’s see if that’s enough for a team to draft him in the early part of the draft.

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Brobible sports editor. Jorge is a Miami native and lifelong Heat fan. He has been covering the NBA, MLB and NFL professionally for almost 10 years, specializing in digital media.