The Facts: For the first time since being traded to the Browns, Osweiler offered some extended comments about the strange situation he finds himself in. "My expectation is always to start," Osweiler said. "But once again that is not my decision to make. Now if I came out here and told you guys I wanted to be the backup then I'm in the wrong business. Absolutely I want to play and I want to help this team win games. But I know there's a lot of work that needs to go into that. And ultimately I need to earn that on the practice field and I have a lot of work ahead of me to do that."
Diehards Line:
This was Osweiler doing his best to sound positive and eager despite being one of the first notable players in recent NFL history to be part of a salary dump trade. There's a good chance that HC Hue Jackson thought he would be gone already. There's also a chance Cleveland will shop him to the first club that sustains a major injury at quarterback this preseason. And for now, Osweiler is just trying to get through it without any incidents. After just a handful of practices, he says he feels like a better player. So there's that.