The Facts:
Following up on a
previous item. ... Weeden admitted Friday he had no advance knowledge that the Browns were signing quarterback Brian Hoyer, but he's not worried about how it will impact the quarterback competition. "I was surprised, but that's the nature of the beast," Weeden said Friday. "It's part of this business and if you start worrying about it, that's too much to worry about. That's my mentality going forward."
Reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Weeden said he hasn't been told what the Browns have in mind for Hoyer, 27, and that it's not his concern. "I have no idea," Weeden said. "I'm worried about me." According to Plain Dealer staffer Mary Kay Cabot, A source said that Hoyer, who signed his two-year deal on Friday, will come in as the third quarterback behind Weeden and second-teamer Jason Campbell -- but most likely ahead of current third-teamer Thad Lewis. He'll then have an opportunity to work his way up the depth chart. What makes Hoyer's signing intriguing is that GM Mike Lombardi expressed as recently as December of 2011 that Hoyer, signed by the Patriots as an undrafted rookie out of Michigan State in 2009, had starting potential. Lombardi has remained close friends with Patriots coach Bill Belichick and has consulted with him on personnel over the years. Still, it sounds like
Campbell is the guy Weeden should be worried about.
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