Browns ready for Chiefs? Mayfield says yes
Quarterback: ‘They’ve been itching to go’
Baker Mayfield can feel the anticipation building.
With training camp and the preseason in the books, the Browns have less than two weeks until their Sept. 12 regularseason opener against the defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs.
After playing two series in a 19-10 preseason-ending win over the Atlanta Falcons, Mayfield declared the Browns ready for their rematch against Kansas City, who eliminated Cleveland from the divisional round of the playoffs 22-17 on Jan. 17 at Arrowhead Stadium.
“I know our guys are ready,” Mayfield said. “They’ve been itching to go. We can feel that — how close it is. Just all that preparation you put in throughout the offseason and ever since you lost to the Chiefs in January, we’ve been working to this point right now, and I think our guys are ready to go. A few more things to clean up. The worst part of this business is the cuts that we have to make, unfortunately. It sucks, but we have a good group, so it’s hard.”
NFL teams must reduce their rosters from 80 to 53 players by 4 p.m. Tuesday.