{"id":427870,"date":"2025-10-07T17:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/427870\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T17:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:36:11","slug":"browns-bengals-make-joe-flacco-trade-before-pittsburgh-steelers-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/427870\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns, Bengals make Joe Flacco trade before Pittsburgh Steelers games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4U2HJEVLS5H7NK3UVPQGLNCOK4\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/topic\/cleveland-browns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/topic\/cleveland-browns\/\">Cleveland Browns <\/a>are trading quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/steelers\/2025\/10\/cleveland-browns-make-quarterback-change-before-steelers-game.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/steelers\/2025\/10\/cleveland-browns-make-quarterback-change-before-steelers-game.html\">Joe Flacco<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/topic\/cincinnati-bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/topic\/cincinnati-bengals\/\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> for a fifth-round pick. The Bengals will also receive a sixth-round pick back in the deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZBHK4KHMIRHHHBTLBSSFAJ4G3E\">Flacco will head to the Bengals, who are without Joe Burrow for at least the next 12 weeks with a severe turf toe injury that needed surgery. Backup Jake Browning has struggled mightily, and since Burrow\u2019s injury, the Bengals\u2019 offense has torpedoed. Now, Flacco will give them a chance to turn that around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2ITL7Y2YNFE6BCDYQESAKECQXE\">For the Browns, they benched Flacco for rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who will get his first true road game start against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/steelers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/steelers\/\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>. Right after that, the Steelers head to Cincinnati to face the Bengals, and that could open the door for Flacco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"Z43SHYV3GVBU7EYDTUL2RHRFW4\">The 2024 Big 10 Offensive Player of the Year, Gabriel missed some time in the preseason with a hamstring issue before decisively winning the backup quarterback job with his play over the rest of the preseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YZXBQTARPVFMHM3TAAFHPT36ZY\">Gabriel helped lead Oregon to the College Football Playoff in 2024 before bowing out to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Now, the Browns\u2019 third-round pick gets a chance to showcase what he can do to Browns leadership and ultimately prove that he can be the guy for them the rest of this season if things go well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DMJQDADICJDLTOH6A6GP47EVEU\">Shedeur Sanders is also being elevated to the backup quarterback after being saddled as the third quarterback for the season. <\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cleveland Browns are trading quarterback Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals for a fifth-round pick. 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