Quarterback Josh Rosen is released by the Browns ahead of final cuts
The Cleveland Browns are releasing quarterback Josh Rosen, the former first-round draft pick who has now been traded or released by five different NFL teams since entering the league in 2018.
Rosen’s release has been reported by multiple outlets. His agent did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for confirmation.
The former UCLA star was one of several quarterbacks vying to back up Deshaun Watson, whose 11-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations begins Tuesday.
The Cleveland Browns are releasing QB Josh Rosen, the former first-round draft pick who has now been traded or released by five different NFL teams since entering the league in 2018
In his place, backup Jacoby Brissett is expected to start for Cleveland, while Josh Dobbs will be the third-string quarterback after the 27-year-old’s impressive preseason.
Rosen could be retained on Cleveland’s practice squad, but other opportunities could open up as final cuts are made ahead of Tuesday’s 4pm deadline.
The California native was a stellar student and quarterback at St. John Bosco High School, a Catholic high school in the Los Angeles area. He then enrolled at UCLA, where he won Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2015.
Ultimately, he was taken by the Cardinals with the 10th pick of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Unfortunately for Rosen, he lasted only a year in Arizona because Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury preferred Kyler Murray, whom the team drafted with the first-overall pick in 2019.
Rosen was sent packing to Miami for the Dolphins’ second-round pick in 2019 and fourth-round selection in 2020, but he struggled to distinguish himself. The following season, the Dolphins drafted Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa fifth overall, and Rosen was ultimately waived.
Since then, Rosen has been on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad, he’s been a backup with the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons, and now, after his training camp stint with the Browns, he’s once again a free agent at 25.
UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen is selected 10th overall by the Arizona Cardinals during the NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday, April 26, 2018
