Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders has broken his silence on the surprise Joe Flacco trade.

On Tuesday, news broke that the Browns traded Joe Flacco and a 2026 sixth-round pick to the archrival Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for a fifth-round pick. The move came a week after the Browns benched Flacco in favor of rookie Dillon Gabriel, with Shedeur Sanders staying on the bench.

Flacco, Gabriel, Sanders and Kenny Pickett were in a four-way competition for the Browns’ starting quarterback job in the offseason. Cleveland traded Pickett to the Las Vegas Raiders in August, and Flacco was named the starting quarterback.

But Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski saw enough after four games from Flacco, who went 1-3 with two touchdowns and six interceptions. Following a stellar perf

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