Baker Mayfield still has plenty of detractors.
The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback is as brash and bold off the field as he is on it, and it can rub people the wrong way. He seems to have done exactly that at the NFL Scouting Combine.
A potential first-round draft pick, Mayfield interviewed with a number of NFL teams over the weekend and proved to be the most polarizing prospect.
"Cocky. Over-the-top cocky," one head coach said, with an eye roll, to NFL Media's Kimberly Jones of his impression of Mayfield.
Another head coach told Jones he liked Mayfield the most of all the quarterback prospects on the field, and the least off of it.
Mayfield knows he has such a reputation, but he doesn't agree with it.
"I don't think I'm cocky," he said during his combine media scrum, according to Mark Maske of the Washington Post. "It's not cocky. It's just confident."
Some teams agreed with that evaluation. Other coaches told Jones they loved his fire and emotion. One general manager said he had no concerns about Mayfield at all.
During his college career, Mayfield had to apologize for a number of gestures, including grabbing his crotch in the direction of an opposing bench. Following his Rose Bowl loss this season, an opponent told him he needed to be humbled.
It appears some NFL coaches believe that as well.
