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Introduction about Baker Mayfield
American football and its pinnacle of entertainment and showmanship are widely appreciated over the globe. And in recent times the most discussed persona is none other than Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield.
The 27-year- old young quarterback has achieved already a lot in the National Football League for both his team and himself. In his debut match against the New York jets, he passed 201 yards and 17 successful touchdowns out of 23. It was after a series of 19 matches Cleveland own with the debut of Baker. In the season 2020, they also won the trophy after 26 long years after 1994.
Net Worth & Salary of Baker Mayfield in 2022
Currently, Baker Mayfield’s net worth is $20million on record.
Baker’s signing contract for Cleveland in 2018 was worth $32.7 million including his signing bonus of $21 million. Mayfield also earns from promoting several companies like BodyArmour, progressive, and Hulu. Apart from that he also works as a Brand Ambassador for CBD company Beam.
Baker has also endorsed brands such as Nike, Panini America, and Leaf trading cards in the past.
Being such an influential player at such remarkable young age he surely believes in giving back to the community. Mayfield and his wife Emily have done several charity works including collecting $40,000 for a Cleveland-based housing organization. Another instance of his goodwill was collecting $100,000 in just 10 minutes to support underprivileged kids.
During the time of the covid pandemic, Mayfield helped deliver11,000 meals for the needy people of states.
Early Life & Biography of Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield is the second son of James and Gina Mayfield. During Baker’s senior year in high school, his family was going through a rough patch financially, for which they had to sell their family home and move rental to rental across the country.
Baker’s father James also used to play football for the University Of Houston and played three years in the college league. The sportsmanship continued in Baker. From his childhood, Baker grew up as a fan of Oklahoma and attended a number of their games.
In the 2013 season, he started as the first quarterback at Lake Travis High School, Austin. He won several matches and led a record 25-2 wins in two seasons. He concluded his high school career with six thousand two hundred and twenty-five passing yards, sixty-seven touchdowns, and eight interceptions.
In January 2014 he got transferred to the University Of Oklahoma and played there his entire college career until he went to NFL in 2018.
| Name: | Baker Reagan Mayfield |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 27 years old |
| Birth Date: | 14 April 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife : | Emily Patricia Wilkinson |
| Children/Kids: | N/A |
| Dating/Girlfriend: | N/A |
| Profession: | American Football player, Quarterback |
| Yearly Income: | $8.2 million |
| Net Worth in 2022 | $20 million |
| Content Last Updated: | May 2022 |
Personal Life of Baker Mayfield
Despite his astonishing stardom, Baker and his family like to keep a low profile.
Baker got in a relationship with Emily long back in his college days when she use to work as a bartender when she graduated from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. After that, she joined a Los-Angeles based plastic surgery company as a patient coordinator. Finally when the couple moved to Ohio Emily has to sacrifice her career in LA.
Baker also has an elder brother named Matt Mayfield. They seem to share a pretty strong bond and Baker never fails to mention that his brother is a true inspiration in his life.
The Career of Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield started playing as a quarterback during his high school days at Lake Travis High School. Short after the 2013 season as the former starter Michael Brewer was suffering from a back injury. Baker was the first walk-on freshman that season.
In the debut match against Southern Methodist University Baker scored four touchdowns and passed for four hundred and thirteen yards. He also broke the school record held by Billy Tolliver completing a total of 43 out of 60 attempts. He got his name in the Big 12 conference Freshman offensive player Of The Year.
In 2014 to certain unspoken miscommunication issues with the coaching staff, Baker left Texas Tech and joined the University Of Oklahoma. But for some regulatory terms, Baker had to wait a year to play for the Oklahoma Sooners.
In the 2015 season, Baker started with a bang with Houston and finished the game with 323 passing yards and two touchdowns. At the end of the season, he was nominated for fourth place in voting for the Heisman Trophy with a total of 3700 passing yards, 36 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions.
In the 2016 season, he played a similarly tremendous game earning him the MVP award.
Although in the 2017 season Baker went through some tough times for certain actions he even had to issue a public apology twice.
He still finished the season winning, the Heisman trophy with more than 86% votes. It was the third-highest percentage ever achieved in Heisman history, he also was the first walk-only player to win the Heisman Trophy ever.
In 2018 he joined NFL for the Cleveland Browns and ended their losing streak of 19 matches with his debut.
He has been in the Browns for the past four years and played an essential role in the team.
Awards & Achievements of Baker Mayfield
Baker won his first Heisman Trophy in 2017. And became a finalist twice (2016,2017).
He won Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, and Davey O’Brien Award in 2017.
Baker had his name thrice in the Big 12 Offensive Freshman Of the Year (2013, 2015,2017).
In his first season of NFL’2018, he won a total of 9 awards including Touchdown leader, Pass leader, and Completion percentage leader.
In his short and astonishing span of a football career, he has achieved a total of more than 50 awards and records already.
Major Investments and Assets of Baker Mayfield
Baker owns a lavish lake house in Cleveland, Ohio, and has a huge collection of sports and luxury cars including Bugatti Veyron, Chevy Bolt, etc.
Must Watch Latest Video and Trending Photographs of Baker Mayfield
In the video, Baker talks about his journey from college football to National Football League. And playing behind one of the most celebrated NFL players – Tyrod Taylor. It is also a promotional video for his four-episode series ALL THE WAY UP: BAKER MAYFIELD.
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