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Reports: Browns signing both Vince Young and Tyler Thigpen

Vince Young, Ben Tate

Cleveland Browns quarterback Vince Young, left, hands off to running back Ben Tate during a voluntary minicamp workout at the team’s NFL football training facility in Berea, Ohio, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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As it turns out, the Browns didn’t make a decision on which extra veteran quarterback to keep, they kept both of them.

According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Browns have signed Tyler Thigpen to a one-year deal, while Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports they’re going to sign Vince Young too.

Both quarterbacks were in minicamp with the Browns this week on a tryout basis, and both apparently made a good impression on Cleveland coaches.

Many thought Young was done after last year’s preseason cup of coffee with the Packers. He hasn’t been on a regular season roster since 2011, and had a job waiting on him with the University of Texas.

The former BCS Championship Game-winner gives the Browns some name recognition at the position, where they also have incumbent starter Brian Hoyer and trick-shot artist Alex Tanney.

Of course, the Browns might add even more next week, as they’re still expected to draft a quarterback of the future, again.