Brian Hoyer was back on the field with the Cleveland Browns for the first time since tearing a knee ligament in October.

"Until someone tells me otherwise," he said, "I feel like I'm the starter for this team."

Hoyer hurt his knee in his third start for the Browns.

Some six months later, Hoyer was active and assertive on the field, clearly acting like he belonged as the team's starter.

The Cleveland Browns will have Vince Young work out with the team during this week's mini camp.

Young last played in the NFL in 2011 with the Philadelphia Eagles. Young has had brief stays with the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers.

Young was a Pro Bowl selection in 2006 and 2009 with the Tennessee Titans.

The 2014 NFL schedule will begin with the Green Bay Packers playing at the Seattle Seahawks in a Thursday night game in Week 1.

The Sunday night game in Week 1 will feature the Indianapolis Colts at the Denver Broncos.

The Seahawks will play at the San Francisco 49ers in the Week 13/Thanksgiving night game. The two teams meet again in Week 15 on Dec. 14.

Mike Holmgren regrets not becoming head coach of the Cleveland Browns during his tenure with the organization.

"I really just should have coached the team, but [Lerner] didn't want me to," Holmgren told TheMMQB.com.

Holmgren, who was hired by the Browns in December 2009, retained coach Eric Mangini for the 2010 season. Holmgren replaced Mangini with Pat Shurmur.

Johnny Manziel worked out for the Cleveland Browns on Saturday in College Station.

The Browns have the fourth overall pick and don't have a definitive answer at quarterback.

Several teams have met with the former Texas A&M star, including the Houston Texans, who own the first overall pick, and the Jacksonville Jaguars, who are picking third.

The Cleveland Browns have announced they they match Alex Mack's five-year, $42 million offer sheet from the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The deal includes $18 million guaranteed over the first two years, with a player option after 2015.

Mack has been one of the NFL's best centers.

Alex Mack will sign a five-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Browns will have five days to match Mack's deal.

Cleveland designated Mack with the $10.039 million transition tag.

Nate Burleson has agreed upon a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns.

Burleson spent the past four seasons with the Detroit Lions.

Burleson previously visited the Miami Dolphins in free agency.

Burleson suffered a broken arm in a one-car accident caused by his attempt to keep a pizza he’d purchased from sliding off the passenger seat last September. The Lions stated there was no alcohol involved.

The Cleveland Browns would certainly match a reported three-year, $22 million offer sheet that Alex Mack is considering signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Signing for $22 million over three years would be the equivalent of the Browns giving Mack a total of $12 million guaranteed for 2015 and 2016, since they’re already on the hook for $10 million guaranteed in 2014 via the transition tag.

The source added that Mack would be better off signing the transition tender to collect $10 million in 2014 and then hit the open market next season.

“The Browns will match almost anything, that’s why [the Browns didn't use the] franchise tag,” the source said. “They hope some dumb team can sign him, they match and have him long term. . . . The only way to keep him long term is match someone else’s deal.”

Blake Bortles had a private workout with the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday.

Attending the workout are Browns general manager Ray Farmer, coach Mike Pettine, offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan and quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains.

Bortles (6-5, 232) is on the Browns' radar with their No. 4 overall pick in the draft.

"He has all the measurables,'' coach Mike Pettine said at the NFL Annual Meeting last week. "If you look at him, if you said draw me an NFL quarterback, that's probably who you'd draw. I think the thing that's impressive about him is his ability in crunch time in a lot of tight games, a lot of come-from-behind wins, you can see he's confident, can make all the throws, I think he's a better athlete than some people give him credit for.''