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Fans react to Browns releasing Brock Osweiler

Browns quarterback Brock Osweiler throws a pass in the first half of a preseason game against the Giants Monday night at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.
Browns quarterback Brock Osweiler throws a pass in the first half of a preseason game against the Giants Monday night at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.
By Maghen Moore
Sept 1, 2017

The Cleveland Browns released quarterback Brock Osweiler Friday.

Before being traded to Cleveland in March, Brock Osweiler signed a four-year $72 million deal with the Texans in 2016. Before that contract, Osweiler was with the Broncos.

The former Browns’ quarterback will still make his $16 million. Fans on Twitter had a lot to say about the situation.

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