Jacoby Brissett an important addition for Commanders

Per ESPN's John Keim, the deal with Washington is for one year and up to $10 million, with $8 million guaranteed.

Last season, Brissett outperformed Deshaun Watson, whom Cleveland signed to a five-year, $230 million guaranteed contract last offseason.

Brissett, who started 11 games for the Browns, went 236-of-369 (64 percent) passing for 2,608 yards, 12 touchdowns and six interceptions.

Watson started six games and completed 58.2 percent of his passes (99-of-170) for 1,102 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions.

Per Football Outsiders' defense-adjusted value over average metric, Brissett was 13 percent better than a league-average QB, the seventh-highest mark last season. Watson, by comparison, was 16.6 percent worse.

While he has developed a reputation as a game manager and reliable backup, Brissett demonstrated last season might not necessarily be his ceiling.

Last month, head coach Ron Rivera opened the doors for a QB battle this offseason when he declared Sam Howell was "not our starter." Brissett will have every opportunity to win the job, and it wouldn't be a shock if he received the nod in Week 1.

Based on last season, he's already done enough to earn it.