Baker Mayfield’s Wife Emotional Over Leaving Cleveland, ‘A Lot of Tears’

Emily Mayfield, wife of Baker Mayfield, new Panthers quarterback, sent a heartfelt message to her husband Wednesday as she said cheerio to Cleveland.

Taking to her Instagram Stories, Emily — who has been married to Mayfield since July 2019 — revealed that she was packing upwardly their Ohio home equally the couple settles into their new life in N Carolina, where the 27-year-old quarterback was terminal calendar month by the Browns.

“It’s manifestly been an emotional couple of days,” Emily began. “Bakery and I left last season, truly expecting to come back for another season (like the previous four years). No role of me thought it’d exist the last time we’d exit that house together or the terminal time we’d close information technology downwardly to head out on our off-flavor adventures.”

Emily thought about the many wonderful memories she shared with Mayfield while living in that house.

“Nosotros bought that house before we were even engaged. After our honeymoon, we came back to the house. We made friends. Nosotros danced together in that kitchen. Friends invited united states over for bonfires and bbqs. My first thanksgiving meal was for the states + our friends. Information technology was our first Christmas together. Nosotros decorated and put up our beginning Christmas tree. With such fond memories, I’g leaving Cleveland. Im leaving this house with a full eye,” Emily shared.

“This week brought A LOT of tears. It brought dorsum a lot of memories. But im and so happy I felt those feelings…. it means it was a skillful ride,” she connected. “More adventures will come. Memories volition exist stored in more homes. But there’s simply something about that outset place……”

Emily concluded her message by telling fans that Cleveland will “forever hold a special place” in her eye.

Mayfield, the Browns’ first overall pick in 2018, spent the kickoff iv seasons of his NFL career in Cleveland, where he helped lead the squad to a playoff berth in 2020. Nonetheless, the Browns were unable to recreate that magic in 2020, as Mayfield was also injured.

In March, the Browns made the surprising trade with the Texans for Mayfield’s replacement, Deshaun Watson. Watson signed immediately by Cleveland to a five twelvemonth deal for $230 million.

Mayfield was initially linked to the Panthers following Watson’south acquisition. However, he remained with Cleveland until July, when he was traded by the Browns for a conditional fifth year-round pick in 2024. After a battle against Sam Darnold in training camp, the Panthers appear Monday that Mayfield was named the Panthers’ starting quarterback.

Mayfield talked to reporters about how it feels to play against his Browns team in Calendar week One of the regular season.

“There’south a lot of zipper there,” the quarterback said. “I’m not going to sit here and be a robot and say it doesn’t mean annihilation, it will.”

Mayfield threw for 3,010 yard, 17 touchdowns, thirteen interceptions and 14 regular-season matches last year.