Panthers OL Austin Corbett: QB Baker Mayfield is 'all about winning'

Carolina Panthers offensive lineman Austin Corbett is no stranger to quarterback Baker Mayfield, who was traded from the Cleveland Browns to Carolina earlier on Wednesday. While the Browns used the first overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft to land Mayfield, Cleveland grabbed Corbett via a second-round choice in that same player-selection process. 

Corbett played alongside Mayfield during the 2018 and 2019 seasons before he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in the fall of 2019. According to David Newton of ESPN, Corbett spoke with SiriusXM NFL Radio about Wednesday's transaction and called the move a "pretty exciting" development. 

"Baker’s a special character for that energy," Corbett explained. "Everything he does; he’s all about winning. He wants to win in every aspect of life.

"To get him into a room and just feel that competition with all those other guys, it’s definitely going to just raise the level of performance as a team overall. It’s a great pickup." 

Mayfield will have plenty to prove coming off a disappointing 2021 campaign. As Newton pointed out, the 27-year-old will first have to win the starting job from Sam Darnold, assuming the third overall pick from the 2018 draft is given a legitimate chance to compete when training camp opens later this month. 

Mayfield may also need to smooth things over with Panthers wide receiver Robbie Anderson following what has become a regrettable social-media post from April.