The Cleveland Browns have traded quarterback Kenny Pickett to the Las Vegas Raiders in return for a 2026 fifth-round NFL Draft choose.
Raiders coach Pete Carroll had been looking for a back-up to Geno Smith after Aidan O’Connell suffered a fractured wrist throughout their 20-10 pre-season defeat on the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, shifting for 27-year-old Pickett as a extra skilled different to 2025 sixth-round choose Cam Miller.
The Raiders begin their NFL season on the New England Patriots on Sunday (13:00 ET / 10:00 PT), when the Browns host the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Kenny Pickett stats
Pickett joins quarterback Sam Howell as the one gamers over the past 30 years to have been traded thrice inside 4 years, based on NFL Plus.
A primary-round choose for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022, Pickett joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024, then the Browns in March 2025 in trade for a fifth-round choose within the 2025 NFL draft and quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
Pittsburgh gave him 25 begins for a 15-10 file. “Cam hasn’t performed a lot within the league, so we’re on the lookout for an skilled man who may help us,” Carroll defined on Monday.
“We’re wanting in all places for one of the best man who suits us. I don’t need to present our hand however we wish somebody who’s performed – that’s what’s vital. A man who has sport expertise is large to me.”
Las Vegas Raiders squad
The Raiders waived 14 players on Monday and launched Marquez Callaway, Phillip Dorsett II, Collin Johnson and Jaylon Smith.
Requested what Miller must turn out to be a starter, Carroll mentioned two years of expertise would assist. “Cam’s made some good performs,” he added.
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“He’s robust and he reveals a knack for enjoying the spot however he simply wants a ton extra performs. We’d like to purchase some extra time with him, as a lot as we will.”
Cleveland Browns quarterbacks
The commerce might signify excellent news for Shedeur Sanders because the quarterback makes an attempt to determine himself on the Browns.
Sanders and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel will again up Joe Flacco, with Pickett’s departure one thing of a shock after basic supervisor Andrew Berry had instructed beginning the season with 4 quarterbacks was “a possibility”.
“We now have a room that we like all the fellows in there,” Berry mentioned final week. “We don’t actually see that as an issue.”
