Baker Mayfield on death threats : "It's nothing new."

What is wrong with people? I suppose this happens to lots of sports figures, in addition to elected officials, is this the new normal in our society now?

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Baker Mayfield said Thursday of the death threats he received via social media that his wife Emily posted about on her Instagram story ‘it’s not like it’s anything new to us.’

The threats came after the Browns 24-22 loss to the Packers on Christmas Day in which Mayfield threw a career-high four interceptions in a high-stakes game that dropped the Browns to 7-8 and have them clinging to their playoff lives heading into the Monday Night Game in Pittsburgh.

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But Emily [Mayfield] was obviously upset enough about them to post in on Tuesday.

“It’s crazy how much negativity is amplified via social media,” she wrote Tuesday on her Instagram story, which disappears after 24 hours. “I’m still a believer that there’s more good people out there than bad, but WOW does social media make me think otherwise sometimes. Which plays into why I love to spread positivity. Our world needs more of it.

“The death threats, lies being told about my husband, and blatant DISRESPECT never ceases to amaze me. For the record — I pray for those of you who even think those thoughts, let alone type them out. I hope you can find some happiness so you stop trying to steal it from others.”

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2021/12/baker-mayfield-on-the-death-threats-his-wife-emily-posted-he-received-via-social-media-its-not-anything-new-to-us.html