Osweiler: No hard feelings in return to Broncos
Brock Osweiler has endured an eventful 18 months since leaving his first NFL franchise, the Denver Broncos - and the quarterback is apparently just happy to be home.
Osweiler appeared to have burned his bridges with the Broncos when he jumped ship for a big-money deal with the Houston Texans in March 2016. But after being released by the Cleveland Browns on Friday, the Broncos re-signed Osweiler as Trevor Siemian's backup, with Paxton Lynch sidelined due to a shoulder injury.
On Monday, Osweiler opened up about his decision to leave Denver, calling his return "probably a top five, if not three, day of my life," according to Nicki Jhabvala of The Denver Post.
"Any hard feelings? No, and if you look back at all my interviews from the time that I signed with Houston and then traded up to Cleveland, I spoke volumes about this organization, I spoke volumes of this city," Osweiler said, according to Jhabvala. "I have nothing but love and appreciation for this organization, for John Elway, for Joe Ellis, for the Bowlen family, just for this community itself. Our old neighbors have reached out. This is just such a special place and there's nothing but love. And that's how it's always been.
"I want people to know that decision didn't come lightly. I didn't sleep for about a week. I was sick to my stomach every single day. I was a mess. At the end of the day, I tried making the best business decision for myself and my family. Whether I made the best one or not, that could be argued. But the fact of the matter is it was made. I'm not going to live in the past. But I've always had nothing but love and appreciation for the Denver Broncos and the city of Denver."
Osweiler was dumped by the Texans after an abysmal 2016. Houston was forced to send the Browns a second-round pick to take the veteran pivot off its hands, in what was effectively a salary-dump move.
Despite his struggles in Houston and his inability to beat out rookie DeShone Kizer for the Browns' starting job, Osweiler is still confident in his talents.
"I do see myself as a starter in the National Football League," Osweiler said, according to Jhabvala. "I feel like I proved that back in 2015. However, in saying that, this is Trevor Siemian's team, and my job is to be the backup of this football team and do it to the best of my ability. Get the scout team running, get our defense ready to go. And I'm going to embrace that role with everything I have because, like I said, I'm so happy to be back here, and there's no greater place in the NFL."
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