INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- A few quick highlights from Ray Farmer's interview at the NFL Scouting Combine on Thursday:

* The Browns have hired former Chiefs vice president of Pro Personnel Bill Kuharich as a consultant. He'll be back and forth between Cleveland and his home in Kansas City.

* Farmer declined to comment on the club's plans for troubled receiver Davone Bess, who said he wants to be back with the team despite his off-the-field issues.

* On if he needs to find his quarterback in the top 5 of the draft: "I can't say that that's true. You can talk to Joe Montana, you can talk to Tom Brady, you can talk to a number of guys that were not high picks. They were later round finds. Aaron Rodgers wasn't a top five pick.''

* Asked about Johnny Manziel's throwing ability, Farmer said he's demonstrated that he's got what it takes to win and that he's shown that in his college games. "He'll perform in this league and he'll get the opportunity to prove it.''

* He said he won't necessarily draft a quarterback, but that he wants quarterback Brian Hoyer to have competition."There's an opportunity for some curveballs.''

* Farmer said he'll ask Manziel about his core character makeup.

* In regards to the character issue, Farmer said most players "have some dirt under their fingernails'' and it's a matter of weighing the plusses and minuses.

* Farmer also declined to say what the teams plans are for upcoming free agents T.J. Ward and Alex Mack.

* He said the team has a grade on Brandon Weeden and that they'll let Weeden and his agent know in due time.