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Twitter reacts: Browns select Baker Mayfield first overall in 2018 NFL Draft

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2018, file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield celebrates after running back Rodney Anderson scored a touchdown against Georgia during the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game in Pasadena, Calif. Mayfield is expected to be a first round pick in the NFL Draft.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Credit: Jae C. Hong

Credit: Jae C. Hong

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2018, file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield celebrates after running back Rodney Anderson scored a touchdown against Georgia during the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game in Pasadena, Calif. Mayfield is expected to be a first round pick in the NFL Draft.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
By Maghen Moore
April 27, 2018

Former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was drafted first overall in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.

Twitter erupted after Mayfield was chosen first overall.

Watch the pick below:

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