Written by Pat McManamon at ESPN.com
The Cleveland Browns, after naming rookie DeShone Kizer the starting quarterback for their third preseason game, have renewed their attempt to trade veteran Brock Osweiler, a league source tells ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
Browns coach Hue Jackson named Kizer the starter for Saturday’s preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a statement released Wednesday morning, saying the former Notre Dame signal-caller is “certainly positioning himself well to earn the starting job heading into the regular season.”
“I think he’s gotten better each and every week,” Jackson said later Wednesday. “He’s showing the characteristics that I look for in a quarterback.”
Osweiler, who is due a guaranteed salary of $16 million for 2017, is not expected to play Saturday, Jackson confirmed.
Asked whether he would ask for a trade, Osweiler told ESPN, “That’s something I’m going to stay away from.”
“I’ve told you guys all along, I’m always going to just focus on the things that I can control,” Osweiler said. “Right now, that’s being a great teammate, that’s continuing to prepare, be a pro, stay in the playbook and continue to strive to be a better player every day.
“Our general manager and our head coach, they decide who plays and how much they play. As players, all we can do is make the most of the opportunity.”
Asked what would have to happen for him to win the job, his response was, “I think that’s a great question for our general manager.”
When asked about Osweiler’s reference to GM Sashi Brown, Jackson said, “It’s my decision. I don’t know where that came from.”
Jackson said he had a “great conversation” with Osweiler on Wednesday morning and that the quarterback “is doing a good job.
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