The agreement was confirmed for SportsLine by agent Tom Mills.

Martin, 28, will sign a two-year contract with a signing bonus of between $120,000-$150,000. Other financial terms were not immediately available.

The former Weber State standout did not play in a single game for Cleveland in 1999, but coach Chris Palmer wanted him back for 2000 and the Browns competed hard for his services. "You had two coaches intimately familiar with him, but we just felt the situation was a little bit better in Jacksonville right now," Mills said.

With the departure of Fiedler, it is expected that Martin will easily claim the No. 2 job behind Mark Brunell. In Cleveland, he probably would have been third on the depth chart behind starter Tim Couch and backup Ty Detmer.

Martin has played 10 games in six seasons, with one start. He has 50 completions in 79 attempts for 596 yards, with five touchdowns and two interceptions, and a passer efficiency rating of 96.9. He served as the backup to Brunell in '98 and played in four games, with one start, for the Jags that year. But his rehabilitation from a knee injury kept him off the free agent market until late last spring.

He previously played with the Rams and Redskins.