The Cleveland Browns agreed to phrases with former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley, a supply informed ESPN on Sunday.
The Browns now have three quarterbacks on their roster behind starter Deshaun Watson. Cleveland signed Jameis Winston final week to be Watson’s backup. The Browns even have Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who began three video games as a rookie final yr after being a fifth-round choice out of UCLA.
Huntley has been the Ravens’ major backup to Lamar Jackson for the previous three seasons with various levels of success. Filling in for the injured Jackson, Huntley was 3-7 as a starter for Baltimore, shedding his final three begins, together with a wild-card playoff recreation in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Undrafted out of Utah in 2022, Huntley confirmed a whole lot of promise in 4 begins in 2021, when he averaged 193 yards passing and 59.7 yards dashing per recreation. He practically led Baltimore to an upset win over the Los Angeles Rams, falling to the eventual Tremendous Bowl champions 20-19.
In 2022, Huntley once more was pressed into motion however struggled with tendinitis in his throwing shoulder because the Ravens averaged 12.3 factors in his 4 common season begins. In a 24-17 postseason loss on the Bengals, Huntley made the sport’s most crucial mistake when he fumbled with the rating tied at 17, shedding the ball on a leap towards the tip zone and having the turnover returned 98 yards for a landing by Bengals defensive finish Sam Hubbard.
In 20 profession video games, Huntley, 26, has handed for 1,957 yards, throwing 8 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He was a shock Professional Bowl choice in 2022 after being a fourth alternate. He had simply two landing passes that season — the fewest for a quarterback chosen to the Professional Bowl because the 1970 merger.
ESPN’s Jamison Hensley contributed to this report.