Panthers’ Baker Mayfield can ‘leave from here with my head held high’ as ​​Sam Darnold starts Sunday

The Carolina Panthers will once again make a quarterback change, announcing this week that Sam Darnold will start Sunday vs Denver Broncos.

Darnold would be the third different quarterback in as many weeks to start under the Panthers position, next Beginning Baker Mayfield In week 11 against the Baltimore Ravens.

PJ Walker started at QB in Weeks 6-10, going 2-3 before suffering an ankle injury.

Mayfield, who beat Darnold in training camp after getting him in Foreign trade with the Cleveland Brownstold reporters on Wednesday that his future in Carolina is uncertain.

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Mayfield said: “There’s a lot up in the air for the future here so I really don’t know. I’m doing what I can, what I can control. I know how my colleagues feel about me and how I’ve handled things here. So, I can leave with my head held high understanding that I I did everything I could.”

Mayfield started the first five games of the season 2022 Panthers seasonHowever, going 1-4 before suffering a high ankle sprain, causing him to miss several games.

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Baker Mayfield, #6 of the Carolina Panthers, and BJ Walker, #11 of the Carolina Panthers, speak before their game against the Atlanta Falcons at Bank of America Stadium on November 10, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Against the Ravens, Mayfield threw for only 196 yards and no touchdowns, as he was picked off twice in the fourth quarter of the 13-3 loss.

“It’s been a crazy year,” said Mayfield. “There’s a lot of weird stuff going on.” [at quarterback around the league]. . . . The quarterback room pretty much handled it the best way it could, rolling with the punches. We just do what we’re told. ”

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Darnold missed the first 10 weeks of the season with a sprained ankle after starting in 11 games last year.

Baker Mayfield, #6 of the Carolina Panthers, throws the ball before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on November 20, 2022 in Baltimore.
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“I’m excited to play football,” Darnold said, according to The Charlotte Observer. “I’m excited to be able to go out and play with the guys. The most important thing for me is to play consistently, and take what they give me. I think that’s going to be a bit of a story on Sunday, and I’m excited to go out there and do what I can to help this team win.” .

It’s a turbulent season for the Panthers Coach Matt Rowley fired Five games in the regular season.