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 Cl