NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport's initial report and what really happened on the field right after

Monday felt like a huge win for Baker Mayfield in the Carolina Panthers' quarterback contest.

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McAdoo hit the podium for the first time in quite some time. So, naturally, he was faced with questions about the team's ever-popular fight under the centre.

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"Right now, the last thing we want to do is be an immediate appraiser, right? So we want to give everyone a chance to go out there and put our best football on tape and then we'll just play it ourselves.

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For Sam Darnold's day, the 25-year-old had to dispel false rumors of a potential business out of town while fighting for his job.

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"First of all, when we first got together I talked about guilt, I think it's important that we all have respect—because we have a fight for status everywhere," he said. "It's normal. It's probably unusual in a quarterback position, isn't it?

But we talked about respect is important, empathy is important. You have to be fair."

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We'll soon see how that contest really plays out, as the Panthers prepare to close with the Washington Commanders on Saturday for their first preseason tilt.

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the early report

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