Since it's unlikely we'll carry three QBs on the final roster, there seems to be two likely reasons (other than potential injury to Luck/Brissett) to bring this guy in:
1) As many of you have suggested, they are doing the guy a favor due to his connections and to give him an opportunity for exposure; or
2) They think there's a decent chance they'll trade Brissett and want an alternative backup who's young with upside but is not totally raw.
His signing certainly doesn't fit with Ballard's prior statements about how character is so important to him, and I agree with Omaha that there are guys far more deserving at a shot that this guy.
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