{"id":436729,"date":"2022-04-24T18:20:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T15:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/baker-mayfield-gets-statue-at-oklahoma-with-nfl-future-in-limbo\/"},"modified":"2022-04-24T18:20:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T15:20:43","slug":"baker-mayfield-gets-statue-at-oklahoma-with-nfl-future-in-limbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/baker-mayfield-gets-statue-at-oklahoma-with-nfl-future-in-limbo\/","title":{"rendered":"#Baker Mayfield gets statue at Oklahoma with NFL future in limbo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d6d296570\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d6d296570\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/baker-mayfield-gets-statue-at-oklahoma-with-nfl-future-in-limbo\/#%E2%80%9CBaker_Mayfield_gets_statue_at_Oklahoma_with_NFL_future_in_limbo%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Baker Mayfield gets statue at Oklahoma with NFL future in limbo&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBaker_Mayfield_gets_statue_at_Oklahoma_with_NFL_future_in_limbo%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Baker Mayfield gets statue at Oklahoma with NFL future in limbo&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Baker Mayfield\u2019s future remains up in the air, but his past is immortalized forever.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma University unveiled a bigger-than-life-sized statue of Mayfield during Saturday\u2019s spring football <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. The 2017 Heisman Trophy winner is bronzed in the famous Heisman pose, which not coincidentally is representative of the stiff-arm he gave that season to Oklahoma State linebacker Justin Phillips during the Bedlam <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor it to be a stiff-arm of your little brother,\u201d Mayfield said, taking a shot at Oklahoma State\u2019s second-fiddle status during the halftime ceremony, \u201cforever they have to deal with that one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There had been speculation that Mayfield\u2019s statue might be in the pose of him infamously planting Oklahoma\u2019s flag in the field at Ohio State after a road victory. Not to be, but the former Texas Tech transfer, who was a walk-on at Oklahoma after growing up as a Sooners fan, will be added to the program\u2019s iconic \u201cHeisman Park\u201d with fellow greats Billy Vessels, Steve Owens, Billy Sims, Jason White and Sam Bradford.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"704\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-statue.jpg?w=704\" alt=\"Baker Mayfield statue\" class=\"wp-image-22017742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-statue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1408 1408w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-statue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1056 1056w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-statue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=704 704w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-statue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=352 352w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-statue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\"\/><figcaption>Young fans do the Heisman pose in front of Baker Mayfield\u2019s statue on Saturday at University of Oklahoma.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI dreamt about having a statue right there, and now I do,\u201d Mayfield told the crowd. \u201cIt blows my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crowd of 75,000-plus fans chanted, \u201cI love you, Baker,\u201d which nearly brought the quarterback to tears. \u201cLove you guys, too,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, Mayfield hasn\u2019t been feeling the love in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns gave up on the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft this offseason by trading a boatload of draft picks to the Houston Texans for Deshaun Watson. Mayfield remains on the Browns roster but away from the team as he waits to see if his trade request will be met.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-statue-Oklahoma.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Baker Mayfield statue\" class=\"wp-image-22017744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-statue-Oklahoma.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-statue-Oklahoma.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-statue-Oklahoma.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Baker Mayfield (second from right) with fellow Oklahoma Heisman winners Steve Owens (l.), Jason White (second from left) and Kyler Murray (r.) on Saturday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-Oklahoma-statue.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Baker Mayfield statue\" class=\"wp-image-22017741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-Oklahoma-statue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-Oklahoma-statue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Baker-Mayfield-Oklahoma-statue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Baker Mayfield speaks to the Oklahoma football crowd on Saturday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Teams like the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers could trade for Mayfield, 27, rather than draft Kenny Pickett or Malik Willis with top-10 picks later this week, but they likely would want some salary-cap relief from Mayfield\u2019s fully guaranteed $18.8 million salary for 2022, the final year of his contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is home,\u201d Mayfield said to Oklahoma fans. \u201cIt\u2019ll always be home. 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