NFL Fans Are Calling On NFC Leader To Sign Baker Mayfield After His Release (TWEETS)

Baker Mayfield requested his release from the Carolina Panthers and he received it.

The Baker Mayfield era in Carolina ended on Monday when the team granted his wish and waived the former No. 1 pick after acquiring him via trade this past offseason.

With the news that Jimmy Garoppolo is now done for the year, fans quickly took to social media and called on the 49ers to go out and pick Mayfield up.

Baker Mayfield to the 49ers

— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 5, 2022

The Panthers are expected to release Baker Mayfield, per @RapSheet 😳

Have the 49ers found their new QB? 👀 pic.twitter.com/alGKEMJEqm

— FanDuel (@FanDuel) December 5, 2022

Baker Mayfield greeting Christian McCaffrey in the 49ers locker room pic.twitter.com/XRyyW3xWYQ

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 5, 2022

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Baker Mayfield gonna go to the 49ers with Kyle Shanahan and look like Prime Montana. Life is crazy like that 🤣🤣🤣🤣

— 73-9 and THEY LIED (@CuffsTheLegend) December 5, 2022

Hey has anyone suggested Baker Mayfield to the 49ers?

— Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) December 5, 2022

Let me be the first to suggest Baker Mayfield to the 49ers

— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) December 5, 2022

Multiple league sources tell me Baker Mayfield asked for his release. Makes sense with teams like the 49ers possibly looking for a veteran quarterback. Had he not asked he may have been released anyway with the Panthers going with Sam Darnold and P.J. Walker the rest of the way.

— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) December 5, 2022

Baker Mayfield coming to save the 49ers season: pic.twitter.com/k3UalSoivu

— PFT Gym (@PFTGym) December 5, 2022

The 49ers are low on the waiver wire, though, so it’s possible another tea could get to Mayfield first.

In seven games this season, Mayfield has gone 1-5 as a starter with 1,313 yards, six touchdowns, six interceptions, and a 58.7 completion percentage. With a No. 1 defense like the 49ers backing him up, he could easily improve on those numbers.

His next destination is unclear but the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams may have needs at quarterback with injuries at that position. Jimmy Garoppolo is set to miss the rest of the season with a broken foot while Matthew Stafford was placed on injured reserve last week with a spinal cord contusion.

The Browns made him the No. 1 pick of the 2018 draft after he won the Heisman Trophy.