The Browns are trading Joe Flacco to the Bengals in a move that was reported on Tuesday afternoon. One week after Cleveland benched Flacco for third-round rookie Dillon Gabriel, they are sending the 40-year-old veteran to Cincinnati, which is in need of help at the position after Joe Burrow went down with an injury and backup Jake Browning has struggled.
The trade also means that the Browns' fifth-round pick, Shedeur Sanders, currently moves to QB2 on the team's depth chart. When the Browns benched Flacco, he still remained the team's primary backup. With Flacco out, Gabriel and Sanders are the only active quarterbacks on the Browns' roster, and Sanders is now next in line after Gabriel.
