Panthers waive struggling QB Baker Mayfield

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers waived quarterback Baker Mayfield on Monday.

Carolina (4-8) remains to be in rivalry within the weak NFC South and can go the remainder of the season with Sam Darnold and PJ Walker at quarterback, with Darnold beginning Sunday’s highway sport towards the Seattle Seahawks.

The choice to maneuver on from Mayfield was a mutual settlement between the 2 sides after Mayfield requested for his launch, a league supply informed ESPN.

Mayfield would have been inactive towards Seattle had he remained on the roster this week.

With the transfer, Mayfield can be accessible on waivers to the opposite 31 NFL groups. If he goes unclaimed by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, he’ll develop into an unrestricted free agent.

Among the many groups presumably trying so as to add a veteran quarterback are the San Francisco 49ers, who misplaced starter Jimmy Garoppolo for the season Sunday resulting from a damaged ankle. Rookie Brock Purdy completed the 49ers’ 33-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins.

The Panthers acquired Mayfield in a commerce with the Cleveland Browns in July, agreeing to ship a conditional 2024 fifth-round draft decide to Cleveland that would have develop into a fourth had Mayfield, the primary decide of the 2018 draft, performed 70% of the snaps. That didn’t occur.

Mayfield gained the beginning job in coaching camp after an open competitors with Darnold, the third decide of the 2018 draft. He went 1-4 earlier than struggling a excessive ankle sprain that sidelined him for one sport. He remained the backup to Walker whereas Darnold continued to rehab from a excessive ankle sprain suffered within the closing preseason sport.

Mayfield bought one different begin, after Walker suffered an ankle sprain, and misplaced to complete his stint with the Panthers with a 1-5 document. He had a career-low 57.8 completion proportion and threw solely six landing passes to 6 interceptions.

Mayfield ranks final within the NFL in Complete Quarterback Rating amongst certified quarterbacks with a score of 18.2. The following closest is Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills at 29.2.