CLEVELAND — As they await the NFL’s decision on Deshaun Watson, the Cleveland Browns invited several quarterbacks this week in order to be ready for training camp, a source familiar with the plans revealed. team to the Associated Press on Thursday.
The Browns will start camp next week with four quarterbacks, according to the person who spoke with the AP on condition of anonymity since the team did not release the identities of those who got tries.
AJ McCarron and Josh Rosen, who have recently piqued the interest of the Browns, are among the group, the person added.
Watson could be suspended by the Goodell circuit after he was accused by about 20 women of sexual misconduct during massage sessions while the quarterback played for the Houston Texans.
If Watson is sanctioned, then the Browns will likely opt for veteran Jacoby Brissett for the No. 1 quarterback position.
Josh Dobbs is also part of the organization, but the 27-year-old player never got an NFL start and the Browns want to hire another veteran if ever Watson is suspended for several games.
The Browns traded quarterback Baker Mayfield, the 2018 NFL Draft No. 1 pick, to the Carolina Panthers earlier this month after agreeing to pay a $10 million portion of his 2022 salary.
