Plan (B)rissett: Browns QB ‘ready’ to fill in for Watson

Published August 2, 2022 3:21 pm

By TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett has temporarily moved into the starting spot following Deshaun Watson’s six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Brissett also started for New England, Indianapolis and Miami, which all had him in a backup role before he was forced to start due to suspensions, injuries or in the Colts’ case, Andrew Luck’s retirement in 2019. The 29-year-old Brissett’s ability to jump in in a pinch is one of the reasons Cleveland signed him a day after trading for Watson.

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