MOBILE, Ala. -- John Dorsey disputed a report that he told people to "stay away from'' UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen in the draft.

"It's fake news because first off I've never talked to the kid,'' Dorsey told cleveland.com and a small group of Browns reporters here at the Senior Bowl. "I've never talked to anybody about the kid. If you remember right, I was unemployed a couple of weeks ago. I'm finally back in this thing. That's fake news to me.''

Tony Pauline of draftanalyst.com reported recently that Dorsey was one of two NFL talent evaluators who said to steer clear of Rosen, who some think doesn't get along well enough with others to be a franchise quarterback.

ESPN's Adam Schefter also reported that Rosen would prefer to the play for the Giants, who have the No. 2 pick, than the Browns. He cited more stability in the Giants' organization.

"As the combine moves along and we get closer to this process, I'll get a chance to talk with him,'' said Dorsey. "And he'll be able to get a chance to talk with us. At the end of the day, is he a good player? Yeah. Those things don't bother me. They usually take care of themselves. You know what? Let's talk like grown men and see what happens.''

Would he draft Rosen knowing that the QB might not want to come to Cleveland, which has started 28 quarterbacks since 1999?

"That's stuff doesn't bother me,'' said Dorsey. "That's a hypothetical because I always take the best available player. If it was there and we as an organization felt comfortable that we were going select him, we'd select him. That's how that works."

Conversely, guys like USC's Sam Darnold and Wyoming's Josh Allen have said they'd love the opportunity to turn around the Browns. The two, incidentally, are currently roommates in California as they prepare for the draft.

"I love guys that accept the challenge," Dorsey said. "This great game of football is about challenges every day. Guys that are competitive and love to play the game of football and love their teammates, you can't have enough of those guys on your team. That's how I look at it."