On Monday, NFL Community’s Cynthia Frelund appeared on the Around the NFL Podcast and shared an alternate she had with Panthers quarterback Mayfield the place she recalled him saying, “I’m gonna f— them up,” when speaking about his Week 1 matchup in opposition to his former group, the Browns. And on Wednesday, Mayfield denied he stated any such factor.
“Nicely, first, I didn’t say it,” Mayfield instructed reporters. “Clearly, I imply, everyone’s gonna write no matter story they need. There’s historical past that I performed there the final 4 years. I’m an especially aggressive particular person, everyone is aware of that, if I wasn’t eager to win, there could be a extremely massive concern of me being the quarterback right here.”
When on the podcast, Frelund recalled speaking to Mayfield after the Panthers’ 21–0 win over the Payments of their closing preseason sport Friday.
“I walked over to him like, ‘I’m so excited to see you,’ like, ‘go kick some butt,’ I didn’t say that phrase,” she stated. “Particularly Week 1, I, like, can’t wait and he used some expletives and he’s like, ‘I’m gonna bleep them up.’”
Afterwards, Frelund was particularly requested if Mayfield stated, ‘I’m gonna f— them up,’ and she or he stated “sure.” However on Tuesday, she took to Twitter after the quote made nationwide headlines.
“Oh boy, that is foolish,” she stated. “Don’t make this greater than it’s. I used to be wishing him good luck, colorfully. He agreed, colorfully. What do you count on anybody to do on this state of affairs.”
Mayfield confirmed that he spoke to Frelund however stated, “That’s not how I phrased it. That’s not even what I stated.”
“I believe she addressed it, she stated it,” Mayfield continued. “Clearly, you guys can return and take a look at what she stated. All I did was agree. You recognize, I hope we win. It’s fairly plain and easy.”
The Panthers will host the Browns on Sept. 11 and kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on CBS.
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