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Mike Tomlin's comments on Joe Flacco trade: How Steelers coach took shot at Browns GM for deal with Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals needed a new quarterback. Starter Joe Burrow has been out since Week 2, when he suffered from severe turf toe. Backup quarterback Jake Browning took over and led Cincinnati to a win that week over the Jacksonville Jaguars , but then turned into an unfortunate turnover machine over the next three weeks.

Cincinnati could've considered signing an available free agent and still had Desmond Ridder on its practice squad at the time. Instead, the Bengals front office decided to trade for another team's backup quarterback, and the chosen team shocked fans.

The Cleveland Browns traded veteran quarterback Joe Flacco to Cincinnati. Flacco

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