Report: Browns could have interest in Brock Osweiler

The Denver Broncos have some big questions to answer at quarterback this offseason, as Peyton Manning is contemplating retirement and Brock Osweiler is set to hit free agency.

Tucked away in his Monday Morning Quarterback column, Peter King dropped this interesting piece of information suggesting Osweiler may be on the radar of the Cleveland Browns:

I think one little bit of free-agency buzz I heard here is the Broncos won't be surprised if Browns coach Hue Jackson does more than just sniff around Brock Osweiler. Cleveland is in an interesting spot, picking second in the first round with a cadre of interesting but not lock college quarterbacks on the board. They're surely not prepared to know what they'll do a month from now in free-agency, but if Jackson is shaky on Jared Goff and Paxton Lynch and Carson Wentz, maybe Cleveland will look at a reasonably priced (or so you would think) prospect like Osweiler.

Like the Broncos, the Browns' quarterback situation is cloudy. Josh McCown has two years left on his contract, but was plagued by injuries last season and will turn 37 in July. Johnny Manziel continues to find himself in trouble off the field and is expected to be released by the team in March.

Osweiler started seven games in place of Manning in 2015, completing 61.8 percent of his passes for 1,967 yards with 10 touchdowns and six interceptions.