The Cleveland Browns subtracted from their quarterback room on Tuesday when the team traded Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals, who are hoping the veteran can be better than Jake Browning in the wake of Joe Burrow's injury.
Flacco was widely speculated about when it came to options for the Bengals to try and improve their quarterback situation, so it wasn't totally shocking to see him go to Cincinnati.
That said, it was still surprising to head coach Kevin Stefanski, who admitted he didn't expect things to go down the way they did.
"Took us by surprise. They called us," he said of the Bengals, per Zac Jackson of The Athletic. "Happened very fast."
With Flacco gone, the Browns are expected to promote Shedeur Sanders to the No. 2 quarterback spot behind fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel
However, Stefanski wasn't ready to commit to that yet.
"Still working through all roster type things... with young players, I'm always mindful of their development," he revealed. Let the week play out and make a decision later on," Stefanski said.
Outside of Sanders, the Browns also have the option of giving Bailey Zappe, who is on the practice squad, the QB2 role.
But that would be a mistake, as the Browns need to get a look at Sanders at some point this season if Gabriel struggles and shows he isn't the guy in Cleveland.
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