Berea, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Brandon Weeden’s ill-fated run as the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback officially came to a close Wednesday, with the team releasing the 2012 first-round pick after just two years.<\/p>\n
Also cut loose was fellow quarterback Jason Campbell, who combined with Weeden to start 13 of Cleveland’s 16 games during last year’s highly disappointing 4-12 campaign.<\/p>\n
Weeden, the 22nd overall pick of 2012 who entered the NFL as a 28-year-old onetime professional baseball player, went just 5-15 in 20 starts with the Browns and completed only 52.8 percent of his throws during his sophomore season.<\/p>\n
Over his time with the Browns, Weeden tossed 26 interceptions with 23 touchdown passes and threw for 5,116 yards on a 55.9 percent completion rate.<\/p>\n
Cleveland will eat over $4.2 million in total salary with the move, as Weeden’s four-year rookie contract was entirely guaranteed.<\/p>\n
Campbell, meanwhile, lasted just one year in Cleveland. The veteran journeyman, signed to a two-year deal last March to push Weeden for the No. 1 job, won just one of his eight starts with the Browns and posted a 56.8 percent completion percentage, his lowest since his rookie season of 2006.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old recorded 11 touchdown passes while tossing eight interceptions and putting up 2,015 yards in nine overall games last season.<\/p>\n
Weeden and Campbell’s release leaves Brian Hoyer as the Browns’ clear-cut starter under center for the time being, though Cleveland is expected to address the quarterback position in the upcoming draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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