Browns' Baker Mayfield is next on Steelers' defensive hit list

Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns are 2-0 in the preseason this year. One Browns fan is already touting the squad as the Super Bowl LIV champions.

By Dale Lolly, DK Pittsburgh Sports

PITTSBURGH — A funny thing happened on the way to the Browns' coronation as the next great NFL team.

It wasn't that the emperor had no clothes. A bigger issue has been that Baker Mayfield has had no protection.

After being sacked 25 times on 486 pass attempts last season as a rookie, Mayfield has been under much heavier pressure this season. He's already been sacked 25 times this season on just 309 pass attempts.

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And that's before the Browns have played either of their two games against the Steelers this season.

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