The Browns have traded Baker Mayfield to the Panthers, while Alabama quarterback Bryce Young is named SEC male athlete of the year. Kaepernick makes a key investment--and details of Aaron Rodgers' mysterious new tattoo.
The Cleveland Browns trade Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers have obtained quarterback Baker Mayfield from Cleveland in a deal that brings the Browns a conditional draft pick, likely a fourth- or fifth-round pick in 2024, Sports Illustrated reported.
Mayfield was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft. The Panthers already have quarterback Sam Darnold, the No. 3 pick in the overall selection in 2018. Additionally, the Panthers picked up quarterback Matt Corral in the third round of this year's draft
Both teams will split Mayfield's salary, with the Brown's paying $10.5 million and the Panthers picking up the other $4.85 million. Mayfield agreed to convert the remainder of his $18.8 million salary into incentives, facilitating the deal. The quarterback can earn back that money based on team performance, ESPN reported. For Mayfield, the entire deal is pending on a physical.
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young named SEC male athlete of the year, adding to his plethora of awards
Alabama quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young has been named as the Roy F. Kramer SEC Male Athlete of the Year by a vote of the league's athletics directors, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Wednesday, 247 Sports reported. Young is a native of Pasadena, California. Y
oung also won consensus All-America honors, as well as became the fourth Heisman Trophy winner in the history of the University of Alabama. In his first year at starting quarterback, the sophomore had a record-setting season for the Crimson Tide where he set a single-season record for passing yards (4,872) and touchdowns (47).
Further adding to his accolades, Young was recognized as college football's Player of the Year by the Associated Press and The Sporting News, as well as received the Maxwell Award, which is presented to college football's top player, and claimed the Davey O'Brien and Manning awards, both going annually to the nation's top quarterback.
Kaepernick makes key investment to rescue sports organization
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has come to the rescue by making a key investment. Rapper and actor Ice Cube’s BIG3 league, a 3-on-3 basketball competition, was on the verge of potentially shutting down when Kaepernick decided to help, Sports Illustrated reported. No specifics on what Kap's investment in the organization was.
Aaron Rodgers' mysterious new tattoo: What does it mean?
Aaron Rodgers is sporting a mysterious new arm tattoo, his first-ever ink, and it's quite intricate and detailed to say the least. Rodgers posted a photo of the new tattoo on his Instagram. It features an intricate circular grid divided into four, with lions faced in opposition, intersected by another circle which contains a view of what seems to be an ocean horizon, a variety of symbols, some appearing to be astronomical, others clearly from the zodiac. There's also an eye that has rays above and below it.
Rodgers wrote an explanation on the post which only adds to the mystery, indicating it was his "first tattoo," and stating "there is a deep and meaningful story" that he'll "share a little more about one day."