When Hue Jackson became the head coach of the Browns in January 2016, the quarterback situation was still being worked out.
Johnny Manziel was gone, and the Browns were in need of a new starting quarterback.
According to Sports Illustrated’s Gary Gramling and Conor Orr, Jackson was initially interested in signing Colin Kaepernick while he was on trade block with the 49ers.
Jackson was initially interviewed by the 49ers, but since he got the Browns job, he wanted to get Kaepernick on the Cleveland roster. The plan never came to fruition.