Baker Mayfield is already a Cavs fan (via his high school)
Here’s a nice coincidence of team nicknames.
In a photo that recreated Brett Favre’s iconic 1991 draft day shot, Baker Mayfield stretched out on his bed and pretended to take a call with a bunch of family and friends around him. Strewn across the top of a door frame in Mayfield’s background was a “LUV MY CAVS” sign with a red heart on it, mimicking a “LUV MY EAGLES” sign in Favre’s photo.
Here’s Mayfield’s:
The “Eagles” in Favre’s shot were probably the ones from Southern Miss, where he played his college football. Mayfield’s high school team was the Lake Travis Cavaliers in Texas, which almost certainly explains the Cavs sign in his photo.
It turns out that’s a cool little coincidence, because Mayfield is very possibly on his way to Cleveland, which has a basketball team that is also, I have heard, called the Cavs.
Browns continue to keep the decision on their No. 1 pick a secret, but there is a mounting belief from HCs and GMs around the league that Cleveland will take Baker Mayfield.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 26, 2018
There are no tweets on Mayfield’s account about the Cleveland Cavaliers or LeBron James. It’s not clear to what extent he likes or doesn’t like them. But if he does wind up in Cleveland, he’ll have an easy adjustment to the hometown hoops team.
The NFL Draft is Thursday night in Arlington, Texas.