Vince Young released

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A week before trading up in the first round to take quarterback Johnny Manziel, the Browns signed 2006 first-rounder Vince Young. On Monday, the team released Young.

The Browns also parted ways with backup quarterback Alex Tanney, leaving Brian Hoyer, Manziel, Tyler Thigpen and undrafted free agent Connor Shaw to compete for snaps.

Hoyer said Friday that he welcomes competition from Manziel.

"Everybody in America knew we were going to draft a quarterback," Hoyer said. "I've said a million times, I have all the confidence in the world in myself. So we'll just see how it plays out."

CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora reported earlier this month: "Thigpen had a strong minicamp on a tryout basis and his athleticism is a fit in coordinator Kyle Shanahan's system. Team sources said he out-performed Young."

We'll have to wait to see if Young will get another chance to make an NFL roster, but if this is truly the end of the line for his NFL career, he has a job waiting for him at the University of Texas.

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A lot of fantasy owners were very high on Williams when he entered the NFL, but every year injuries held him back from achieving his potential, fantasy or otherwise. His fantasy value is gone until he hooks on with another team, and even then it will be negligible, unless he finds the perfect fit at the perfect time.Andre Ellington took charge of the Arizona backfield last year, and could emerge as a solid RB2/3 heading into this year's draft. He may lose short yardage carries to Jonathan Dwyer and Stepfan Taylor, but his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield should make up for those lost points. Running against NFC west defenses appears to be the biggest challenge to Ellington's success in 2014. Try to grab Ellington by round four if you want him on your roster. And as always, watch those ADP's!