Add Aaron Murray to the ever-growing list of quarterbacks visiting the Cleveland Browns, or being visited by them, or both. And add his presence to the intrigue over what the Browns plan to do with their two first-round draft picks next month.
It could all be a smokescreen. It could be due diligence. It could also be an indicator that they will, indeed, draft two quarterbacks - even use both the fourth and 26th overall picks on the position.
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Murray will go to Cleveland next week and work out for them in private at Georgia, where he played and where he held his pro day Wednesday. Alabama's A.J. McCarron worked out for the Browns Wednesday, the paper reported, and Johnny Manziel will work out for them at Texas A&M on Friday.
They already have worked out Teddy Bridgewater, Blake Bortles and Derek Carr, and Bortles, Carr and McCarron are expected to visit Cleveland next week, the Plain Dealer said. That is at least four prospects at the position making the trip there next week, with the May 8 draft date closing in. Plus, the paper reported, the Browns have also worked out Eastern Illinois's Jimmy Garoppolo, Pittsburgh's Tom Savage and Ball State's Keith Wenning.
The Browns have 10 picks in the draft, seven in the first 127 choices, including two each in the first, third and fourth rounds.
Murray is a clear case for due diligence, as he is still recovering from the torn left ACL he suffered last November. He is projected as a third-day pick, and how much he actually could play next season remains unclear, but the reviews from his pro day were good enough to keep him on most teams' radars.