Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said repeatedly that the team was prepared to carry four quarterbacks on their initial 53-man roster. But on Monday night, the organization shifted course once it received trade interest in Kenny Pickett from the Las Vegas Raiders. The Browns announced that they have traded Pickett to the Raiders in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick.
Raiders backup quarterback Aidan O’Connell broke his wrist in the preseason finale vs. the Arizona Cardinals this past weekend and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks, per ESPN. That moved general manager John Spytek and coach Pete Carroll to consider other options behind starter Geno Smith. Pickett, in a logjam with Joe Flacco and rookies Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel in Cleveland, became an attractive option for Las Vegas.
Pickett did not play in a single one of Cleveland’s three preseason contests due to a hamstring injury. This marks the second time this offseason that Pickett, the No. 20 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, has been traded. Cleveland acquired Pickett from the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a fifth-round pick and quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson back in March.
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