Baker Mayfield expresses on the exchange request of his teammate: "You are part of this team or you are not there"

Baker Mayfield, the Cleveland Browns quarterback, has been harshly criticized for a teammate who asked to be traded.

Mayfield fired on running back Duke Johnson while talking to reporters at minicamp. Johnson reported to minicamp on Tuesday but repeated that he still wanted to be traded. And although Browns chief executive John Dorsey said in April that Johnson was not traded, Mayfield continued to speak.

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Baker Mayfield talked about Duke Johnson's commercial demand. (AP Photo / Ron Schwane)

"You are either on this train or you are not," said Mayfield, according to the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.

The second-year quarterback also denied that it was clumsy in the locker room, according to CBS Sports.

"It's self-inflicted. That's what it is. This is annoying for anyone else in this building, "he said.

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Browns coach Freddie Kitchens blamed the media for creating more business demands from Johnson than in an interview with NFL Network.

Duke Johnson said he wanted to be traded, but the Browns do not seem willing to trade for the moment. (AP Photo / David Richard, File)

"I've said it over and over again: do not get me wrong, but the media has created something more than it was just a comment," Kitchens said, according to Pro Football Talk. "He wants to be exchanged, you know. I want to win the lottery, agree. So, it does not matter. It's a Cleveland Brown. He is under contract. It will be used to the best of its abilities and benefits for the team. And that's what we're going for. With regard to the controversies aroused by the media, our team has not been controversial. "

It is unclear whether Johnson is attracting interest from other teams. Johnson has rushed for 201 yards in 40 runs. He had three touchdowns and one touchdown.

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He has some competition around him at the semifinal position. Nick Chubb, who has accumulated 996 yards and eight touchdowns, could be the starter of the first week, while former Kansas City chief Kareem Hunt will likely have time to go after his eight-game suspension.