Jason Campbell is in and Brandon Weeden is out as the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback.
Browns coach Rob Chudzinski announced Wednesday that he is turning to the veteran Campbell for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs in place of Weeden, who has struggled since Brian Hoyer went down with a season-ending knee injury.
The 32-year-old Campbell, who started one game for the Chicago Bears in 2012, will become the Browns’ 20th starting quarterback since 1999 and the team’s third in 2013 as the season reaches the halfway point.
“He’s been productive, leadership, gives us (the) best chance (to win),” Chudzinski said of Campbell.
Weeden, a first-round drarft pick in 2011, completed only 17-of-42 passes for 149 yards with one touchdown and one interception last Sunday in a loss to the Green Bay Packers.