WESTFIELD, Ind. — Baker Mayfield told Complex Sports this week that he was born to play in Cleveland, and he elaborated on that Wednesday after joint practices against the Colts.

“It’s just the city of Cleveland,’’ said Mayfield. “We’re all in it together. I think that’s what the city’s about. Just having fun.’’

He quickly won over the city by busting open the Bud Light coolers last year and has cemented his rockstar status here with his “Philly Collins” air drum riffs, and by biting open a beer can and shotgunning it on the scoreboard at the Indians game and enthusiatically pointing to the back of his Francisco Lindor jersey afterwards.

Fans have fallen so in love with Mayfield that babies are showing up to training camp with the new Mayfield ‘stache.

Did he know he’d have the connection before he arrived?

“No, it’s something that until you actually get here, you don’t realize what the city brings to you, the energy and the passion. It’s something special. I think just the ‘100% you’re all in, you’re with us or you’re against us attitude’ makes it and that’s pretty similar to how I’ve been for a while, so it’s fun to be here,’’ he said.

Freddie Kitchens, who’s also skyrocketed up the “gets us” meter in Cleveland, believes Mayfield and Cleveland have a lot in common.

“I think Baker, he has always been told no, and when people are always told no, they have a sense of ‘I am going to show you, yes,’’’ said Kitchens. “I think that’s been his calling card, and I love that about him. I love that about the Cleveland fans. They’ve always been told no.

“I want everyone to rally together, and we are going to build something here where people are not going to be able to tell us no. We control that. Nobody is an outside influence. No outside expectations can control it. We control what we do; it is not the expectations. As long as we do that, we will be fine.”

Will Mayfield be able to maintain his edge when he’s not being told no and he’s so loved?

“I think his internal relentless desire to compete will get him wherever he wants to go,’’ said Kitchens.

Mayfield knows everyone will be gunning for the Browns this season. They’re the all-hyped team this season because of adding Odell Beckham Jr. and Mayfield’s scintillating rookie season. They’re also brash, cocky, and have no qualms about talking Super Bowl.

“I think we do have a target on our back just because of all the people we’ve brought in here, where the culture’s headed, our expectations as a whole and people expect us to do well, so it’s not like we’re going to surprise people this year,’’ Mayfield said after Wednesday’s joint practices. “They’re going to come in and give us their best shot. ‘’

Does he like it that way?

“I do because we’ve got to come in every game ready to go knowing that people are going to be ready to play us,’’ he said.

Mayfield cited the coaching staff when asked why he feels more confident this season.

“Right now we believe in what we’re doing,’’ he said. “The coaching staff we’ve put together, we believe in everybody and we trust what they’re calling and their schemes so I’d say it’s a little bit of last year being comfortable and knowing what we did offensively, but now this year having a different staff and really trusting that."

He agrees that the physical camp is a culture shock for some.

“I think part of the culture change is beating some of that (lack of toughness) out,’’ he said. “Being a tougher team, being that mentality of coming out and realizing that we’re going to be the tougher people every day and work for it, so I think it’s caught some people off guard a little bit. But me being around Freddie last year, not so much.’’

Are the guys in the locker room behind it?

“Absolutely,’’ he said. “We’ve got guys that are bought in right now and that’s the best part about it.’’

No complaining?

“Not that I know of,’’ he said. “I don’t really get hit so I can’t complain.’’

As for his development, Mayfield said, “there’s definitely steps I still want to take with protection-wise. ... But I feel like I’ve made tremendous steps throughout the offseason with that stuff. It’s just continuing to get back in the flow of things of having live reps against the defense."

Kitchens has seen the growth in Mayfield, even though he hasn’t had much time this camp with Odell Beckham Jr. and he’s without Antonio Callaway for a while.

“The offense is what we were running last year in terms of terminology and stuff like that,’’ Kitchens said. “He has a good grasp of the offense. He’s going to continue to get better. It is the little intricacies though that make a difference a lot of times. It is the little things that people never really see, but it’s protection adjustments, protection hots and sights, how you get people into the best matchup with formation and stuff like that. He’s going to continue to grow.’’

And grow on Cleveland fans while he’s at it.