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Browns signing free agent quarterback Charlie Whitehurst

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2015, file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Charlie Whitehurst (6) looks to pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Browns are signing free agent quarterback Charlie Whitehurst after losing two starters with injuries. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2015, file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Charlie Whitehurst (6) looks to pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Browns are signing free agent quarterback Charlie Whitehurst after losing two starters with injuries. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper, File) FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2015, file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Charlie Whitehurst (6) looks to pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Browns are signing free agent quarterback Charlie Whitehurst after losing two starters with injuries. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper, File)

By Associated Press 2 min read

CLEVELAND (AP) – Their quarterbacks falling fast, the Browns needed to find a veteran with experience.

Charlie Whitehurst has come to their rescue.

Cleveland has reached agreement on a one-year contract with the free agent quarterback who worked out for the Browns on Monday, a day after Josh McCown went down with an injured left shoulder in the home opener.

McCown’s injury came a week after Robert Griffin III suffered a broken bone in his left shoulder in the season opener and will miss at least seven more games.

Browns coach Hue Jackson is expected to start rookie Cody Kessler this week at Miami, but he now has another option in the 34-year-old Whitehurst, who spent last season with Tennessee and Indianapolis. He played in four games for the Colts before being placed on injured reserve.