Cleveland sent Kenny Pickett — a former first-round pick who will join his fourth team — to the Raiders in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick, allowing Shedeur Sanders to presumably climb one spot on the depth chart and all but solidifying his standing on the 53-man roster ahead of his rookie season.

The Cleveland Browns are trading the quarterback to the Las Vegas Raiders in return for a fifth-round pick. The Raiders will be without Aidan O'Connell for six to eight weeks after he suffered a fractured wrist, so Pickett will serve as Geno Smith's backup in Las Vegas. ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported the deal.

Shedeur Sanders' performance in the Cleveland Browns' preseason finale against the Los Angeles Rams had the NFL world abuzz for all the wrong reasons.