Baker Mayfield is a polarizing prospect in the upcoming NFL Draft.

Even though the Chicago Bears already took Mitch Trubisky with the second overall pick, the scouting department apparently still wanted to meet with the projected first-round pick this week at the Senior Bowl—only Mayfield wanted no part of it.

In a piece for Sports Illustrated, Robert Klemko outlined a scenario he saw unfold at the Renaissance Hotel this week when a Bears scout approached Mayfield about conducting an interview:

“You know I’ve got to get you for 15 minutes, Baker,” the scout tells him. “Yeah, we’ll see. I’ve got a bunch more meetings tonight,” Mayfield replies. It goes on like that, with the scout pressing on and Mayfield apologetically leaning away, reluctant to commit to a 15-minute interview with a scout whose team drafted a quarterback second overall just nine months ago. Then something clicks in Mayfield’s brain, like the latch catching on a closing door. “You guys just drafted Mitchell Trubisky,” Mayfield says, “so what do you want with me?”

In a lot of ways it is understandable why Mayfield would not want to interview with the Bears. The team clearly believes they have their quarterback of the future and are just doing their due diligence on a player, but what does Mayfield really have to gain by saying no?

Klemko notes Mayfield has had extensive meetings with the New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. Mayfield also noted he's only there for one reason:

“That’s the only upside for me [being here],” Mayfield says of the meetings with teams, via Klemko. “I’m confident I can show exactly what I’m about, how much I care about football and how I’d do anything to win. And not just that. Put me on a board and let me show you how much I know about the game. Let me show that I can pick information up, take it and run with it. Getting in front of these people was so important, even bigger than the three years of film I put together.”

Mayfield wants to make a great impression on teams that want to draft him, but the way he just scoffed at the Bears wanting to talk to him could be viewed as a negative by some teams around the league. A lot of players, particularly those at the Senior Bowl, would be happy to land with any team. Mayfield on the other hand can't even take 15 minutes out of his day to meet with a team.

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The Heisman Trophy winner is as polarizing as they come and this situation proves why that is the case.