WHAT DO THEY KNOW?! NFL Icons Predict Baker Mayfield’s Shocking Rise — Insider Comments Spark Massive Backlash and Conspiracy Rumors 🔥

If you thought the NFL was done with chaos after referees started officiating like blindfolded piñata players, think again.

Because now, in the year of our Lord 2025, a shocking proclamation has dropped from the mouths of NFL legends: Baker Mayfield is a future MVP.

Yes, Baker “Once Starred in a Progressive Commercial” Mayfield.

The man who went from first overall draft pick to NFL punchline to Tampa Bay’s unexpected little engine that could.

The same quarterback who once completed more commercials than touchdown passes in a single season.

That Baker Mayfield.

And apparently, if the old guard of NFL wisdom is to be believed, he’s not just a decent quarterback anymore.

He’s MVP material.

 

Naturally, this has sent fans, analysts, and internet trolls into absolute hysteria.

“This is the dumbest take since someone said Johnny Manziel was the next Joe Montana,” wrote one angry fan on Twitter.

Another chimed in, “MVP of what? The Arena Football League?” But in between the memes and disbelief, there’s a strange, creeping question: what if these NFL legends actually… have a point?

Let’s back up.

Baker’s career has been the football equivalent of a rollercoaster designed by a drunk engineer.

Drafted number one overall in 2018 by the Cleveland Browns, Baker was supposed to be the savior of a franchise that had spent decades embarrassing itself on national television.

And for a brief, shining moment in 2020, he was.

He led the Browns to their first playoff win since Bill Clinton was in office, and fans believed they finally had their chosen one.

But like all things in Cleveland, hope was short-lived.

Injuries, inconsistency, and a messy divorce with the Browns left Baker looking like a cautionary tale in quarterback hubris.

After failed stints with the Panthers (where his biggest accomplishment was not being Sam Darnold) and a cameo with the Rams (where his biggest accomplishment was not being John Wolford), Baker seemed destined for NFL purgatory.

Then came Tampa Bay, the land Brady built, the place quarterbacks go to either succeed or get eaten alive by humidity and low expectations.

But lo and behold, Baker thrived.

He put up respectable numbers, led the Bucs into playoff contention, and more importantly, looked like he actually remembered how to play football.

Cue the NFL legends.

Out of nowhere, guys like Kurt Warner, Troy Aikman, and even the ghost of Joe Namath (don’t worry, he’s still alive, just drunk on nostalgia) started singing Baker’s praises.

 

“He’s got the grit, the leadership, and the arm talent to be an MVP,” said Warner in an interview that may or may not have been sponsored by an insurance company.

Aikman reportedly said, “He reminds me a lot of myself,” which, depending on your view of Aikman, is either the ultimate compliment or the ultimate insult.

And Namath? He just said, “I guarantee it!” before stumbling out of frame.

Now, the question is: are these legends onto something, or are they just bored and trying to create chaos in the offseason? Fake sports psychologist Dr.

Larry Touchdown weighed in: “It’s simple.

People love a redemption arc.

We’ve seen it with guys like Geno Smith, Ryan Tannehill, even Jared Goff.

America loves an underdog, especially when that underdog has already been chewed up, spit out, and left for dead on the waiver wire. ”

Indeed, the NFL thrives on narratives.

And Baker Mayfield as the future MVP is as juicy as it gets.

Think about it: the former number-one pick who flamed out spectacularly, mocked endlessly, and dragged through the mud, only to rise from the ashes like a slightly shorter, cockier phoenix.

It’s practically Hollywood script material — and you can bet Netflix is already drafting “Quarterback: Redemption” starring Mayfield.

But let’s be real here.

 

Calling Baker Mayfield a future MVP is like calling McDonald’s a Michelin-star restaurant.

It’s fun, it’s dramatic, it gets people talking — but does it actually make sense? Baker has never thrown for more than 4,000 yards in a season.

He’s never been in the top five in touchdown passes.

His career passer rating is somewhere between “respectable” and “please lower your expectations. ”

He’s not Mahomes, he’s not Burrow, he’s not Allen, and he’s definitely not Jalen Hurts.

At best, he’s Kirk Cousins with better commercials.

At worst, he’s Case Keenum with a better PR team.

Of course, that hasn’t stopped fans from going wild.

In Tampa Bay, locals are already printing “Baker for MVP” shirts, though most admit they’re doing it ironically.

Cleveland fans, on the other hand, are in full meltdown mode.

“Of course he’ll be MVP now that he’s not in Cleveland,” said one bitter fan while setting his Baker Mayfield jersey on fire for the fourth time.

Panthers fans simply shrugged, because they’ve already erased the memory of him from their collective consciousness.

And yet, there’s something deliciously chaotic about the idea.

Imagine Baker Mayfield hoisting the MVP trophy, standing shoulder to shoulder with legends like Brady, Manning, and Rodgers.

 

Imagine the acceptance speech, where he thanks his doubters, his wife, and the fine people at Progressive Insurance.

Imagine the memes, the takes, the sheer absurdity of it all.

Even the betting markets have gone haywire.

Vegas oddsmakers reportedly slashed Baker’s MVP odds after the legends’ endorsements, prompting gamblers to throw down money like it was the second coming of Tom Brady.

“I don’t even believe it, but if this chaos actually happens, I’m cashing in,” said one bettor who had just sold his car to fund his Mayfield MVP future.

Meanwhile, Baker himself has stayed relatively humble — or at least as humble as a guy who once filmed 17 commercials in one season can be.

“I appreciate the respect,” he said when asked about the MVP predictions.

“But right now, I’m just focused on winning games. ”

Translation: “I’m enjoying this, but let’s not get crazy, people. ”

Still, you can’t shake the feeling that something bizarre is brewing.

Maybe it’s the chaos of the NFL, maybe it’s the ghosts of washed-up quarterbacks past whispering in our ears, or maybe it’s just that the football gods like to mess with us.

But the thought of Baker Mayfield winning MVP, however ridiculous, has planted itself in our collective brain — and it’s not going away anytime soon.

So buckle up, folks.

 

Because whether he actually becomes MVP or not, one thing is certain: Baker Mayfield has already won the offseason.

He’s gone from laughingstock to longshot, from castoff to comeback kid, from “He’s done” to “Wait, maybe he’s not?” And in the bizarre, unpredictable, circus-like world of the NFL, that might just be enough.

After all, this is the league where Nick Foles once outdueled Tom Brady in the Super Bowl, where Eli Manning beat the undefeated Patriots, and where Mark Sanchez still has a playoff win.

So if you think Baker Mayfield as MVP is impossible, just remember — in the NFL, impossible is just another headline waiting to happen.

And when it does? Oh, the chaos will be glorious.