Norv Turner: 'I wanted to sign Matt Cassel last year'

Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Norv Turner has admitted that he wanted to sign Matt Cassel while he was with the Cleveland Browns last season.

Turner spent last season as the AFC North side's offensive coordinator before being offered the same role with the Vikings earlier this year.

He told the St Paul Pioneer Press: "I think that would have been, at the time, a good move for us. I gave my evaluation [for the Browns to sign him]. I thought he would have fit. Sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn't."

Cassel went on to sign for Minnesota, completing 1,807 passing yards in nine appearances for the team in 2013.