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Fantasy Friday: What if 2018 Cleveland Browns drafted Josh Rosen?

Jul 28, 2021; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Josh Rosen (3) throws the ball during training camp at the SAP Performance Facility. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports

The 2018 Cleveland Browns had the chance to corner the market on quarterbacks but didn’t do it.

The Cleveland Browns and 30 other teams let quarterback Josh Rosen clear waivers from the San Francisco 49ers. Nobody wanted to pay his $880,000 salary. But back in 2018, the quarterback with the Herculean arm was thought by many observers to be the most NFL-ready and complete quarterback of the NFL draft.