The Cleveland Browns traded veteran quarterback Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday, a move directly impacting rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders .

After the trade, Sanders was promoted to the role of starter, with fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel as his backup. Sanders shared his reaction to the trade with Fox 8 Cleveland’s P.J. Ziegler , saying Flacco was a person he had been able to lean on early in his career.

Flacco signed a one-year, $4.25 million deal with the Browns this offseason. During his second stint with the team, he started four games, completing 58.1% of his passes for 815 yards, two touchdowns, and six interceptions.

“He was definitely somebody I leaned on for wisdom, and I feel like he helped me a lot,” Sanders told Ziegler. “He helped me a lot with

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