Brock Osweiler Reportedly Signs Contract with Dolphins After 1 Year with Broncos

The Miami Dolphins reportedly bolstered their quarterback depth Friday when they signed Brock Osweiler.

Adam Schefter of ESPN reported the news.

The Arizona State product spent the 2017 season with the Denver Broncos and made six appearances, throwing for 1,088 passing yards, five touchdowns and five interceptions.

The Dolphins needed a backup quarterback behind Ryan Tannehill since Matt Moore and Jay Cutler are no longer on the roster. Osweiler makes sense in Miami, considering head coach Adam Gase was the offensive coordinator with the Broncos for part of the signal-caller's first stint in Denver.

Osweiler played there from 2012 through 2015, although the 2015 campaign was the only year he saw extensive time, throwing for 1,967 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions.

He signed with the Houston Texans for the 2016 campaign but failed to live up to expectations with 15 touchdown passes and 16 interceptions. Houston traded him to the Cleveland Browns, who cut him before the 2017 season even started, prompting Osweiler to once again sign with Denver.

Tannehill missed the entire 2017 season with a knee injury, so Miami needed some type of insurance policy behind him.

Osweiler is at least familiar with Gase's system and provides experience, should Tannehill suffer another injury or fail to meet expectations on the field.