Browns' Kevin Stefanski won't comment on Baker Mayfield's minicamp status

The song largely remains the same as it pertains to the playing future of Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, who lost his starting job when his employer acquired Deshaun Watson in March. Cleveland still wishes to trade Mayfield to a club such as the Carolina Panthers or Seattle Seahawks, but any would-be buyer wants the Browns to pick up much of the $18.858 million of fully guaranteed salary owed to the 27-year-old for 2022 if they won't simply release him. 

Mayfield understandably and predictably hasn't attended voluntary organized team activities, but the Browns do have a mandatory minicamp scheduled for June 14-16. According to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, Cleveland head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters Monday his team will conduct a minicamp practice at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, but Stefanski wouldn't comment on if Mayfield will be excused from attending all of those sessions. 

As Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com pointed out last month, Mayfield could be fined roughly $95,000 for skipping those three days of work if the Browns don't let him stay home. 

There is currently zero indication any remaining relationship between Mayfield and the Browns can be saved, as journeyman Jacoby Brissett is preparing to serve as Cleveland's QB1 in the event that Watson is suspended for part or all of the upcoming season over the now 24 active civil lawsuits regarding allegations of sexual misconduct during massage sessions that hover over his status. 

Logic suggests the Browns will pay Mayfield to remain away from the club to avoid any potential distractions linked with his presence.