Brock Osweiler cut as Browns move on from disappointing QB

The Brock Osweiler experiment is over in Cleveland. Numerous sources have confirmed the Cleveland Browns are cutting the veteran quarterback.

Mike Garafolo ✔ @MikeGarafolo Browns are releasing QB Brock Osweiler, source says.
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Osweiler started the first two preseason games but was underwhelming. He did not play in the final two games after DeShone Kizer was named the starter.


There were rumors of trade talks, but the Browns could not find a taker for his $17 million contract.


The Browns acquired Osweiler from the Houston Texans, along with a second-round pick, during the draft season. Houston tired of Osweiler after just one season where he was benched at one point, though he played well in the playoff win over Oakland.


His subpar accuracy and quirky personality proved a poor fit in Cleveland as well. He is now free to sign with any team. It's difficult to see anyone claiming his massive contract.


Osweiler's departure means Kevin Hogan and Cody Kessler remain as the backups to Kizer.

Jet's will pick him up @);+)-

michael777 said:

Jet's will pick him up @);+)-

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ML Dog said:

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aint got time for dat

Remember when he was going to take over for Manning?

What happened to this guy.

Only 26 years old.

He must really suck for the Browns to cut him.

busterhyman said:

aint got time for dat

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hate to be the grammar police

but u says "ain't got time fo dat"

Browns like the 2nd round pick they got a lot more than Osweiler. They had enough cap space to absorb him whether he stuck around or not. No other team was going to trade for him at the $16m his contract guaranteed.

No reason for a bad team like Jets or Jags to sign him. He isn't going to make either team a contender immediately nor is he their qb of the future. A playoff caliber team in need of a backup might be a good spot for Brock. I think Indy should bring him in. If Luck is still not given green light to go for a bit, Brock would be a better option than Tolzein.

Greenbacks said:

Remember when he was going to take over for Manning?

What happened to this guy.

Only 26 years old.

He must really suck for the Browns to cut him.

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Yep just crazy

But he got impatient & left.

What could have been if he'd stayed in Denver...

Pretty easy 16 mill sitting on the couch lol

Brock Osweiler signs 1-year deal to serve as Broncos' backup QB.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With backup quarterback Paxton Lynch expected to miss at least the first month of the regular season, the Denver Broncos quickly, and happily, turned to a familiar face Saturday, signing Brock Osweiler to a one-year deal.
Osweiler, who spent his first four years in the league with the Broncos, was released by the Cleveland Browns earlier this week. The Broncos will pay Osweiler the veterans' minimum of $775,000.
"I think with the opportunity we had to get Brock back, we're excited about that opportunity to have that experience there with Brock,'' said Broncos president of football operations/general manager John Elway said. "Plus with Paxton, you never know with the throwing shoulder.''
The Browns, who owed Osweiler $16 million after his release, will now pay him $15.225 million. Osweiler's deal with the Broncos is pending a physical on Monday.
The Broncos were searching for a backup with knowledge of offensive coordinator Mike McCoy's playbook. Osweiler, who played for McCoy in 2012 when McCoy was in the last year of his previous stint in Denver, is looked upon as a backup quarterback, with Trevor Siemian as the starter.
Elway said he believed the Broncos could have the player who helped the Broncos go 5-2 in the starts Peyton Manning missed with an injured foot in 2015, rather than the one who often struggled in his time with the Houston Texans and the Browns.
"I'm sure it's been a tough one for him," Elway said. "I know we thought a lot of Brock. He went 5-2 as a starter for us, and without Brock that year, we don't win a Super Bowl.
"I'm sure it's been a long 18 months for him. He's been through a lot, I'm sure. ... He's going to need a little football rehab, we know that. We'll welcome him with open arms and give him some love."
Elway said the Broncos had an eye on Osweiler almost from the moment the Browns released him. The Broncos' issue is Lynch's recovery.
Lynch suffered a right shoulder injury in the Broncos' preseason win over the Green Bay Packers; Lynch played just eight plays in the game. The injury is expected to keep Lynch out at least four weeks of the regular season, and it could be longer because the injury is to his throwing shoulder.
"He'll be the backup until Paxton gets healthy. That's not going to change," Elway said.
Asked if the Broncos would keep Osweiler on the roster after Lynch is ready to return to practice and be Siemian's backup in games, Elway said: "We'll cross that bridge when we get there."
<article class="ad-300"></article>Osweiler was a second-round pick by the Broncos in 2012, the same year the team signed Manning in free agency. Osweiler spent four seasons as Manning's backup and didn't make a start until 2015.
Manning replaced Osweiler in the regular-season finale in 2015 and led the Broncos to a comeback win over the Chargers. Manning then started all three of the Broncos' postseason games, including the victory over the Carolina Panthers in the Super Bowl.
The move left some hard feelings among some in Osweiler's support group, though the Broncos were prepared to sign him to one of the bigger offers he received in free agency that offseason. However, the Broncos' offer wasn't nearly as big as that of the Houston Texans, who signed Osweiler to a four-year, $72 million deal.
Asked about the narrative of hard feelings between the Broncos and Osweiler being an issue that would need to be addressed in Osweiler's return, Elway said simply: "That's not true.''

Kid just keeps getting paid to do nothing.

bACK TO dENVER!

Wonder if he kept his old house in Denver area or sold it. He might get snaps by week 3.

Good luck today Brock


Brocktober is in full effect.
The Miami Dolphins announced Ryan Tannehill is officially inactive due to a shoulder injury.
Brock Osweiler will start Sunday's tilt versus the Chicago Bears.