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Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Browns, however
multiple media outlets reported it was a one-year contract.
Also on Friday, the Browns placed wide receiver David Bell on
the active/physically unable to perform list and signed
fourth-round pick Perrion Winfrey to a four-year rookie
contract.
Rosen is joining the Cleveland Browns' quarterback depth chart
as the team prepares for the likelihood that Deshaun Watson will
be suspended for violating the league's personal conduct policy.
The No. 10 overall draft pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 2018,
Rosen was traded to the Miami Dolphins following Arizona's
selection of Kyler Murray the following year.
Rosen split 2020 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad
and the San Francisco 49ers' active roster, though he never saw
game action. He was with the Atlanta Falcons in 2021 and got
into four games in relief of then-starter Matt Ryan.
The 25-year-old has thrown for 2,864 yards with 12 touchdowns
and 21 interceptions in 24 career games (16 starts). He is 3-13
as a starter.
The Browns reportedly worked out quarterback A.J. McCarron on
Thursday as they sought contingency plans if the NFL suspends
Watson for multiple games. Cleveland previously signed former
NFL starter Jacoby Brissett. He would be No. 1 if Watson is
erased from the depth chart for any period of time, general
manager Andrew Berry said earlier this month. Josh Dobbs is the
third quarterback on the roster entering camp.
Watson met with league investigators for three days in Delaware
in late June to discuss allegations of sexual misconduct. Pro
Football Talk reported a multi-game suspension was likely but
not more than eight games.
Watson, acquired by the Browns from the Houston Texans for
multiple draft picks, reportedly could agree not to appeal if
the NFL opts against a season-long suspension. Two dozen massage
therapists in Texas accused him of sexual misconduct, but two
Texas grand juries declined to indict him.
Although he has denied doing anything wrong, Watson has settled
20 of the 24 civil lawsuits filed against him.
Bell, 21, is a nursing a foot injury. He was selected by the
Browns in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Purdue.
He is eligible to return from the PUP list at any point during
training camp. He has to either come off prior to the final
roster cutdown in September or remain there through the first
six weeks of the regular season.
Winfrey, 21, was the last of the team's nine draft picks to sign
a contract.
The defensive tackle recorded 42 tackles, six sacks and one
forced fumble in 23 career games at Oklahoma.
--Field Level Media
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