The Cleveland Browns have made yet another huge decision when it comes to their packed quarterback room.
The franchise, which had many as five quarterbacks on its roster at one point this preseason, have traded Kenny Pickett to the Las Vegas Raiders in return for a fifth-round pick, according to Adam Schefter.
Pickett is expected to provide backup for Geno Smith in Sin City with Aidan O’Connell expected to be out for six to eight weeks after suffering a fractured wrist.
Cleveland acquired Pickett from the Philadelphia Eagles in March for quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
However, the 27-year-old, who won a Super Bowl as one of the Eagles’ backup quarterbacks, lost the starting battle to veteran Flacco.
The move comes just one day after the Browns also released fellow signal caller Tyler Huntley.
The Cleveland Browns have traded Kenny Pickett to the Raiders in return for a fifth-round pick
The move comes after Shedeur Sanders endured a nightmare in preseason on Saturday
The two exits leaves Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel serving as backups to starter Joe Flacco.
There has been great speculation surrounding Sanders’ future in Cleveland after he was finally drafted by the Browns in the fifth round of April’s draft, having suffered a humiliating slump.
Sanders – the son of NFL legend Deion Sanders – enjoyed a stunning debut in their preseason opener against the Panthers before missing last week’s game against Eagles due to an oblique injury.
Saturday’s clash with Los Angeles represented his final chance to cement his place on the roster before Tuesday’s deadline.
But he was replaced by Huntley for the final drive of Saturday’s preseason game against the Rams after enduring a nightmare afternoon.
The quarterback suffered a punishing afternoon, taking nearly as many sacks (five) as passes he attempted (six).
Sanders – who suffered an embarrassing draft slide before being selected by the Browns with the 144th pick – played most of the second half before being replaced by Huntley.
The 23-year-old was visibly unhappy on the sideline after Huntley was chosen to orchestrate Cleveland’s game-winning field drive.
‘In the heat of the battle, you want to be that alpha,’ Sanders said, per ESPN. ‘You want to be that dog. You want to be out there in that final two-minute drive. So of course, small things, of course frustrate, but that’s what happens when you want to be a player to be able to change a franchise.’
Sanders added: ‘It wasn’t my decision… of course, that’s every quarterback’s dream and that’s what every quarterback thrives for – those moments – so it wasn’t me.
