Emily Mayfield does not seem pleased with her husband’s teammates.
The wife of Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield shared — then deleted — an Instagram post that was critical of his Browns teammates following an ugly 13-10 victory over a winless Lions team.
“No one better say anything bad about Baker Mayfield after this game,” the post, which Emily did not write, but re-shared, stated. “I don’t think I have seen toughness like this in a while. Maybe the rest of our team should take the hint and get tougher.”
92.3 The Fan’s Daryl Ruiter shared a screengrab of the post before it was deleted.
Baker, who is playing through several injuries including a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder and foot and knee injuries, struggled mightily on Sunday and even heard boos from the hometown fans as he completed just 15 of 29 pass attempts for 176 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.
The former No. 1 overall pick was also seen limping around in moments during the game and when the final whistle blew, he went straight to the locker room by himself while the rest of the team exchanged customary postgame handshakes.
He also did not speak to the media following the victory.
While Baker did not receive a warm response from fans, teammates Nick Chubb and Joel Bitonio praised the quarterback’s toughness and leadership after the game.
“It motivates us,” Chubb, who rushed for 130 yards and caught a touchdown, said. “We are playing for each other. To see him battling, he is banged up pretty bad. He is out there at practice and during the game, it gets us going. We want to win for each other.”
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