Baker Mayfield enters game for Rams just days after being picked up off waivers

Baker Mayfield was given the Los Angeles Rams’ playbook Tuesday evening whereas flying to the crew that claimed him off waivers because the Carolina Panthers launched him earlier this week. 

With solely a day and a half to determine head coach Sean McVay’s offense, Mayfield was lively and within the sport for the Rams on Thursday evening towards the Las Vegas Raiders. 

It was a query whether or not Mayfield could be lively, not to mention step below heart for Los Angeles regardless of their quarterback issues heading into the brief week. Matthew Stafford’s season is probably going over as he’s at present on injured reserve, whereas his backup, John Wolford, is coping with a neck harm. 

Mayfield was lively, however Wolford ran out onto the SoFi Stadium subject for the Rams’ first collection of the sport. 

Nonetheless, Mayfield jogged in after Los Angeles went three-and-out on their first drive and took the offensive reins. 

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Earlier than the sport, Amazon’s Kirk Herbstreit requested Mayfield if he even acquired throws in together with his extensive receivers. He stated he had round 20 throws. 

However on his first play of the sport, it was a play-action go that he accomplished to Van Jefferson for 21 yards to get going. The Rams would finally accept a 55-yard subject objective kicked by Matt Homosexual for his or her first factors of the sport. 

Baker Mayfield #17 of the Los Angeles Rams passes the ball towards the Las Vegas Raiders throughout the first quarter at SoFi Stadium on December 8, 2022, in Inglewood, California.
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It’s been a whirlwind of a season for Mayfield, who was traded previous to the season from the Cleveland Browns to the Panthers. The Browns traded for Deshaun Watson and signed him to a multi-year deal, just about ending Mayfield’s place because the franchise quarterback in Cleveland after the crew chosen him first total within the 2018 NFL Draft.

Mayfield went to Carolina the place the quarterback place was extensive open, combating for the beginning job with Sam Darnold, the person picked two draft slots after him by the New York Jets, and P.J. Walker. Mayfield received the job out of coaching camp, however the regular-season outcomes weren’t constructive. 

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Mayfield received simply considered one of his 5 begins to start the 2022-23 marketing campaign and was benched simply days after the Panthers fired head coach Matt Rhule. Interim head coach Steve Wilks went with Walker, then Darnold after which again to Mayfield in Week 11 towards the Baltimore Ravens. 

The Oklahoma product went 21 of 33 for 196 yards with two interceptions and no touchdowns, resulting in a 13-3 loss. 

Baker Mayfield #17 of the Los Angeles Rams passes the ball towards the Las Vegas Raiders throughout the first quarter at SoFi Stadium on December 8, 2022, in Inglewood, California.
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Carolina moved on and the Rams, fighting a 3-10 document after profitable the Tremendous Bowl final season, wanted a quarterback. Mayfield signed the dotted line, acquired the CliffsNotes model of the playbook, and it is baptism by hearth on “Thursday Night time Soccer.”