Baker Mayfield delivers touching note to his mom with a quotable line for Mother's Day
The best kind of Mother’s Day gifts are handmade with love — and likely elicit tears of joy. Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield delivered his gift a few days early and hit all the right marks.
Mayfield is one of the athletes featured in ESPN’s annual “Dear Mom” campaign. The kids read a letter they wrote for their mother on camera while, unbeknownst to them, their mom listens in a room next door and surprises them.
The 24-year-old Mayfield is typically brash and outspoken, often in controversial ways, but his letter to his mom is deep and heartfelt. And yes, it had his mom, Gina, wiping away tears.
Plus he provided one of the best Mother’s Day card lines any mom would love to receive:
“There’s no handbook on parenting, but if there was, you’d be the author.”
We asked @bakermayfield to write a letter to his mom.
What he *didn't* know was that she was listening in the next room ... pic.twitter.com/20zxDiXnPw— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 8, 2019
Mayfield mentioned Gina’s unconditional love and ability to get through adversity. He told his mom his favorite memory was their difficult journey to Norman, Oklahoma, before he eventually won the starting quarterback job with the Sooners.
The youngest Mayfield’s story has featured highs and lows already, both on the field and off of it. The family hit difficult times financially when he was in high school and lived in four rental homes his senior year.
In 2015, Gina was seriously injured in a car accident while visiting her sister in South Carolina, per the Oklahoman. It strengthened the bond between mother and son as well as the entire Mayfield clan that includes father James and older brother Matt.
They’ll have a chance to out-do Baker in the gift department this weekend.
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