With the NFL season awards just around the corner, two heavily favored to win the Rookie of the Year Award placed a friendly bet on who would win.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield and New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley made public of a wager where whoever wins the Rookie of the Year honor would get a chain from the loser.
Barkley had one of the best seasons for a rookie running back ever, historically speaking. He was the only positive storyline for the Giants this season, rushing for a team rookie record of 1307 yards while breaking countless other team and league rookie rushing records.
Mayfield won the Cleveland Browns their first game in two years against the New York Jets early in the season in relief. He also won more games than really most Browns quarterbacks in the past so that another stand-out stat for him. Mayfield also threw for 3725 yards and 27 touchdowns this season.
There is no doubt that both players had tremendous seasons for their teams. I would give the edge to Barkley given the team he is around. Mayfield has a lot of weapons around him that make him that much better, where Barkley makes himself better by reading where the defense is and making adjustments to his running game.
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