Source: Panthers expected to cut QB Mayfield

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers program to waive backmost Baker Mayfield connected Monday, a league root confirmed.

Carolina (4-8) is inactive successful contention successful the anemic NFC South and volition spell the remainder of the play with Sam Darnold and PJ Walker astatine quarterback, with Darnold starting Sunday's roadworthy crippled against the Seattle Seahawks.

The determination to determination connected from Mayfield was a communal statement betwixt the 2 sides aft Mayfield asked for his release, a league root told ESPN.

Mayfield would person been inactive against Seattle had helium remained connected the roster this week.

When the determination is made, Mayfield volition beryllium disposable connected waivers to the different 31 NFL teams. If helium goes unclaimed, helium volition go an unrestricted escaped agent.

The quality of the Panthers' program to waive Mayfield was archetypal reported by NFL Network.

Among the teams perchance looking to adhd a seasoned backmost are the San Francisco 49ers, who mislaid starter Jimmy Garoppolo for the play Sunday owed to a breached ankle. Rookie Brock Purdy finished the 49ers' 33-17 triumph implicit the Miami Dolphins.

The Panthers acquired Mayfield successful a commercialized with the Cleveland Browns successful July, agreeing to nonstop a conditional 2024 fifth-round draught prime to Cleveland that could person go a 4th had the archetypal prime of the 2018 draught played 70% of the snaps. That did not happen.

Mayfield won the starting occupation successful grooming campy aft an unfastened contention with Darnold, the 3rd prime of the 2018 draft. He went 1-4 earlier suffering a precocious ankle sprain that sidelined him for 1 game. He remained the backup to Walker portion Darnold continued to rehab from a precocious ankle sprain suffered successful the last preseason game.

Mayfield got 1 different start, aft Walker suffered an ankle sprain, and mislaid to decorativeness his stint with the Panthers with a 1-5 record. He had a career-low 57.8 completion percent and threw lone six touchdown passes to six interceptions.

Mayfield ranks past successful the NFL successful Total Quarterback Ranking among qualified quarterbacks with a standing of 18.2. The adjacent closest is Houston Texans backmost Davis Mills astatine 29.2.