Veteran QB Brian Hoyer has long identified with Jay Cutler

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LAKE FOREST, Ill. — As an undrafted rookie out of Michigan State in 2009, Brian Hoyer closely identified himself with one NFL quarterback in particular: Jay Cutler.

“It’s funny because I remember giving an interview my rookie year out of college and they asked me what kind of quarterback I compared myself to,” Hoyer said on Wednesday. “Jay is who I modeled myself after in college because he is that guy who is the prototypical drop-back passer, but also has the ability to extend the play here and there. I always felt Jay had a strong arm, but he’s mobile enough to move around in the pocket to extend plays.”

Hoyer’s relationship with Cutler dates back to the 2014 preseason, when Dowell Loggains — Cleveland’s quarterbacks coach that year — introduced the two men when the Bears played the Browns in a preseason game at Browns Stadium.

“We talked a little bit after the game and exchanged phone numbers,” Hoyer said. “Jay was one of the first people to welcome me here in …

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