In Baker Mayfield’s love story, his now-wife, Emily, eventually said yes.

Reflecting on the early days of their romance in a joint ESPN interview ahead of the Buccaneers’ “Monday Night Football” clash against the Lions in Week 7, Mayfield detailed how a friend helped put his pursuit of Emily in motion — but that it took a beat before she would budge.

“Patrick [Hayes], of course, being a good friend, asked her if I could have her number, and she said no,” Mayfield recalled. “So, I went to Instagram, hit the follow button, no follow back. Hit the unfollow button, hit the follow again, no follow back. Tried to slide into the DMs, no response. At this point, feeling pretty rejected, and finally, you gave Patrick the OK I can get your number.” 4

When Emily did agree to go on a lunch d

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