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Bengals Acquire Joe Flacco From Browns in Rare In-Season AFC North QB Trade

The move provides Cincinnati a veteran stopgap during Joe Burrow’s toe-surgery absence.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Shedeur Sanders #12 of the Cleveland Browns looks on against the Detroit Lions during the fourth quarter at Ford Field on September 28, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
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CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 07: Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals and Joe Flacco #15 of the Cleveland Browns embrace after the game during the game at Huntington Bank Field on September 07, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Sep 28, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco (15) warms up before the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images/ File photo

Overview

  • Cincinnati gets Joe Flacco and a 2026 sixth-round pick from Cleveland for a 2026 fifth-rounder, per multiple reports and team announcements.
  • The trade was reported as pending a physical for Flacco before it becomes official.
  • Reports indicate the Bengals hope Flacco can be available to start as soon as Sunday against the Packers after Jake Browning’s turnover-plagued stretch.
  • Browning has gone 0-3 since replacing Burrow, completing 64.5% of his passes for 757 yards with six touchdowns and eight interceptions.
  • Cleveland pivots fully to its rookies with Dillon Gabriel as starter and Shedeur Sanders expected to move up to the No. 2 role, while ESPN notes it is the first intradivision, in-season QB trade since 1990.