Overview

• Cleveland trims its quarterback room and recoups a fifth-round draft asset, moving forward with Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.
• Pickett missed the entire preseason with a July 26 hamstring injury, which limited Cleveland’s evaluation after Flacco was named the Week 1 starter.
• O’Connell is expected to miss six to eight weeks, and Pete Carroll emphasized the need for a backup with game experience.
• This is Pickett’s third trade in roughly 18 months, following stops with the Steelers, Eagles and Browns.
• The deal gives the Browns roster flexibility at a position they had considered carrying four deep entering final cuts.