Browns 'Mucked It Up' Trading Baker Mayfield, Says Bucs' Ken Zampese

As Baker Mayfield prepares to face the Cleveland Browns on Sunday for just the second time since being traded four years ago, one Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant coach believes the Browns made a mistake moving on from the quarterback.

Bucs senior offensive assistant/pass game specialist Ken Zampese, who was on Cleveland's staff for Mayfield's rookie year, told ESPN's Jenna Laine the Browns "mucked it up" when they decided to trade Mayfield after the 2021 season:

"The year we were there, we were one of the best offenses in the NFL the second half of that season, 5-3, in a place that was — before that season started — 1-31. The script got flipped and the city came alive because they finally drafted a quarterback that worked out for them and they mucked it up. They mucked it up."

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