Pats told Mayfield they might trade up just to secure meeting?

Baker Mayfield has suddenly become the quarterback that every QB-needy team wanted in the NFL Draft, and even the team with the greatest player to ever play the position felt the need to get a closer look at the former Oklahoma star. But would they have actually been willing to pay the cost to trade up for him?Doubtful, at best.Mayfield’s agent, Jack Mills, said on Andrew Brandt’s podcast Tuesday that he was informed the Patriots were planning to trade up to No. 2 to draft Mayfield if the Cleveland Browns passed on him. According to Jeff Howe of The Athletic, there is more to it than that.A source told Howe that the Patriots wanted to meet with Mayfield in the weeks leading up to the draft, but the QB kept denying the request because he didn’t want to waste his time with a team that didn’t pick until No. 23 overall. So, in order to secure the meeting, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels reportedly told a member of Mayfield’s camp that New England was considering a big move up the board. Mayfield the

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