The Vikings aren’t scheduled to play at Cleveland until 2017. But quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is there this week, and the rookie tried to clarify remarks he made last month about not wanting to play for the Browns.

The week after being taken by Minnesota with the No. 32 pick in the NFL draft, Bridgewater said on “The Dan Patrick Show” that he had told his agent, Kennard McGuire, “That’s not the place where I wanted to be.”

Cleveland also needed a quarterback, and made a trade to select Johnny Manziel with the No. 22 selection.

Speaking Tuesday to reporters at the NFL Rookie Symposium’s Play 60 event for NFC rookies at the Browns’ training facility, Bridgewater said his remarks were taken the wrong way.

“I think it was misinterpreted,” Bridgewater said. “What I was saying was I had a strong feeling about the Minnesota Vikings. I was able to meet with them five or six times in the predraft visits. I just had a pretty solid feeling about the Minnesota Vikings.

“But, you know, I try to put the predraft stuff behind and try to just focus on my career with the Minnesota Vikings.”

On May 13, Bridgewater told Patrick this about the possibly going to the Browns: “There was a chance, but I actually told my agent that that’s not the place where I wanted to be. Throughout the entire process, I felt comfortable with the Minnesota Vikings with every visit that I had with the team.”

On Tuesday, Bridgewater said he didn’t know whether the Browns might have gone after Manziel because they believed Bridgewater didn’t want to play there. Browns general manager Ray Farmer has told ESPN that Bridgewater’s remarks were “his prerogative,” and that the No. 1 quarterback on their board was Manziel.

“I don’t know what (Cleveland’s) plan was,” Bridgewater said. “All I know is I ended up in Minnesota, and I’m happy to be there right now.”

Bridgewater will join other NFC rookies Wednesday for a tour of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

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