Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said after Sunday's loss QB Baker Mayfield will remain the starting quarterback as long as he remains healthy.
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“Baker will start as long as he’s healthy, and I think he will be," Stefanski said. Mayfield left Sunday's game after getting banged up during Sunday's 38-7 loss to the Steelers. Mayfield also had a day to forget, going 10/18 for 119 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He was replaced by Case Keenum.
“I just didn’t want to see him get hit one more time, and I put that on myself,” Stefanski said. “Went into this game knowing we had to keep him clean, and we did not do a good enough job, so that that starts with me obviously. He’s a very, very tough player and I know he wants to fight, but it’s a long season, we have a game next week and I did not feel like it was the right thing to put him back out there.”
The Browns hit the road in Week 7 to take on the 1-4-1 Bengals, before a Week 8 meeting with the Raiders and then have their bye in Week 9.