The Carolina Panthers and Baker Mayfield got a quickie divorce Monday.
The marriage lasted only five months, which was time for Mayfield and the Panthers to progress through an extremely brief honeymoon phase (training camp) to their first spat (a Week 1 loss) to more serious problems (Mayfield’s ankle injury) to irreconcilable differences (Mayfield’s 1-5 record as a Panther starter).
By Monday, interim head coach Steve Wilks had decided to demote Mayfield to third-team quarterback. When he heard that, Mayfield decided he’d like to be shown the door and be officially released. The Panthers obliged. Mayfield very possibly will end up as a backup quarterback on a team that has an injured QB or two (San Francisco? Baltimore?) and needs some insurance.
