The Browns have added another quarterback to the mix.
Cleveland is already home to a quarterback battle between a whopping four players — Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders — but now the Browns have added one more player into the equation by signing Tyler Huntley, per ESPN.
While the quarterback room is quite full, the addition of a fifth QB in Huntley seems to be due to a stretch of bad injury luck for Cleveland.
Pickett hasn’t fully participated in a practice since July 26 due to a hamstring injury, Gabriel was limited Monday with hamstring тιԍнтness and Sanders was held out Saturday with arm soreness.
While Sanders returned Monday, the 40-year-old Flacco is the only quarterback of the four to not be sidelined at all yet this offseason.
Huntley’s decision to join the Browns marks a reunion as the 27-year-old spent training camp with Cleveland a season ago.
He was one of four quarterbacks kept on the Browns’ initial 53-man roster but wound up being released just days later.
Huntley then joined the Ravens’ practice squad, but signed with the Dolphins after Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion. Huntley made five starts for Miami, leading the team to a 2-3 record while tallying five total touchdowns and three interceptions.
The dual-threat quarterback was notably Lamar Jackson’s backup in Baltimore in his previous four seasons before the Miami stint.
Huntley started in nine games for the Ravens and led them to three wins. He threw for eight touchdowns, rushed for three and tossed seven interceptions
The move by Cleveland seemingly doesn’t have any long-term implications as, with two quarterbacks sidelined, the Browns will need an extra pᴀsser to eat some reps.
The Browns’ preseason opener is set for Friday against the Panthers. Flacco, Sanders and now reportedly Huntley will take snaps in the contest with Pickett and Gabriel nursing their hamstring troubles.
Cleveland technically has six quarterbacks now, though Deshaun Watson is expected to miss the entire season after re-injuring his Achilles during rehab.
