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Baker Mayfield is a certified badass and is not apologizing for being who he is.
At the end of this weekend’s Bengals-Browns game, Mayfield gave his former coach Hue Jackson the stink eye on the sideline while running up the field.
Baker Mayfield stared down Hue for 30 mins lmao pic.twitter.com/I8EKQss5Oj
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) December 23, 2018
Fox Sports 1 blowhard Colin Cowherd went on to rip Mayfield for the stare down the following day on his show.
He’s a very accurate thrower of the football, and he also yesterday taunted a coach. Long-term I’ll take a grown up. I’ll take Wilson, Luck, Darnold. I won’t take taunting a coach who got fired and crazy, took another job.”
"He's a very accurate thrower of the football, and he also yesterday taunted a coach…Long-term I'll take a grown up. I'll take Wilson, Luck, Darnold. I won't take taunting a coach who got fired & crazy, took another job."@ColinCowherd on Baker Mayfield staring down Hue Jackson pic.twitter.com/p6eLVhDpq9
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) December 24, 2018
While speaking to the media today Mayfield fired back at Cowherd and his critics and refused to apologize for the staredown.
#Browns Baker Mayfield on media saying he's being petty on Hue stare down, etc: "I don't get why people have a problem with football being a competitive sport. You're supposed to play with passion. If people don't like it…whatever."
— Keith Britton (@KeithBritton86) December 26, 2018
#Browns Baker Mayfield on there's worry his perceived attitude/actions could become distraction: "That sounds like the exact questions I got before the combine…no. Not one bit." Adds "I don't need to make friends outside of this locker room."
— Keith Britton (@KeithBritton86) December 26, 2018
#Browns Baker Mayfield on staredown: “I’m not trying to make friends outside of this locker room” pic.twitter.com/xTlaEM1htn
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) December 26, 2018
Gotta love Baker.