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Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield will not play Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals and will have surgery to repair the torn labrum in his non-throwing left shoulder as soon as possible so he can be healthy for the 2022 season, coach Kevin Stefanski announced Tuesday.
Mayfield, who has been playing with the injury since Week 2, said after the Browns’ loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night that he would be having surgery but said he would be conferring with his agent and family before making that decision on when it would take place.
Mayfield was sacked nine times by the Steelers, who also intercepted him twice in the 26-14 loss. He also became the league’s first quarterback since 2017 to be sacked at least five times and have five passes batted down at the line of scrimmage in the same game.
Mayfield is under contract with Cleveland through the 2022 season, after the Browns exercised the fifth-year option on his rookie contract last offseason for $18.86 million.
ESPN’s Jake Trotter contributed to this report.