11. Brady Quinn, 2007-09 (9 starts, 3 seasons): The 22nd-overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft, Quinn’s tenure with his childhood favorite team was a rocky one. He never could emerge from Anderson as the de-facto starting quarterback, despite Anderson’s struggles, and battled various injuries during his time. He only won three of his nine starts with the Browns. He was traded to Denver in 2010 for a sixth-round pick and running back Peyton Hillis, who had one of the best single-seasons in Browns history that year. Quinn, meanwhile, didn’t take a snap in two years behind Kyle Orton and Tim Tebow and wound up signing with the Chiefs as a free agent in 2012. Reunited with Crennel, Quinn started eight games for the Chiefs, going 1-7 with 2 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. One of those starts was in Cleveland, where he threw for just 159 yards and an interception in a 31-7 loss. He bounced around with three franchises in 2013 and had a cup of coffee with the Miami Dolphins in 2014, but failed to make the team. He is still trying to mount an NFL comeback, but nobody is beating down his door.
12. Ken Dorsey, 2006-08 (3 starts, 3 seasons): Two years after Butch Davis wanted Dorsey in Cleveland after a sterling college career with the Miami Hurricanes, Dorsey showed up in a trade for Dilfer after serving as mostly a backup with the 49ers. His first two years in Cleveland were as the third-string quarterback, but he wound up getting thrust into the lineup for three games in 2008 following injuries to Anderson and Quinn. The results were not good, with no wins, no touchdowns and seven interceptions. Dorsey was released early in 2009 and, after coaching high school football for a year, signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 2010. He spent a season backing up Cleo Lemon and retired in 2011. He’s now the Panthers’ quarterbacks coach.
13. Bruce Gradkowski, 2008 (1 start, 1 season): Gradkowski was signed in an emergency when both Quinn and Anderson were hurt late in the 2008 season, and he wound up getting the nod in the season finale when Dorsey was injured. The Toledo product who started 11 games in two previous years with Tampa Bay was ill-prepared and struggled in his lone Browns start, a 31-0 loss in his native Pittsburgh. Gradkowski was quickly released and signed with Oakland, where he wound up displacing former No. 1-overall pick Jamarcus Russell and starting eight games over the next two seasons. He went 3-5 with 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions from 2009-10, then spent two seasons as Andy Dalton’s backup with the Bengals. He infamously threw a touchdown pass to a wide-open A.J. Green in the 2011 season opener when the Browns failed to break their huddle, which led to a win. The last three years, he’s been Ben Roethlisberger’s backup with the Steelers, although he is on injured reserve and out for this season. He’s thrown 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions since leaving Cleveland, with his disastrous cup of coffee here a blip on his radar screen.
14. Jake Delhomme, 2010 (4 starts, 1 season): Delhomme was Holmgren’s hand-picked quarterback to serve as the veteran in what turned out to be Eric Mangini’s final season as head coach. A former Super Bowl QB with the Carolina Panthers, the 35-year-old Delhomme was on his last legs in his career. Hampered by a high ankle sprain suffered in the season opener, Delhomme only threw two touchdowns and 7 interceptions with the Browns, albeit winning two of his starts. He was released following the season and signed with the Houston Texans late in the 2011 season (along with another ex-Brown, Garcia). Delhomme played in one game, throwing for 211 yards and a touchdown. After serving as the backup during the playoffs, Delhomme retired from the NFL.
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