Overview

• Pickett will serve as Geno Smith’s No. 2 in Las Vegas with O’Connell expected to miss roughly six to eight weeks.
• Cleveland trims a crowded quarterback room to Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders heading into final roster cuts.
• Pickett did not play in the preseason after a July hamstring injury, narrowing his window to challenge for a role in Cleveland.
• It is Pickett’s third trade in less than 18 months, reflecting teams’ demand for quarterbacks with starting experience.
• Raiders coach Pete Carroll stressed acquiring a QB who has played real games, while the Browns effectively recouped the same draft capital they spent to get Pickett in March.