The Cleveland Browns have Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders set to battle it out at the quarterback position.
The New Orleans Saints have another QB battle with Tyler Shough, Jake Haener and Spencer Rattler, although those names are more unproven than the ones in Cleveland.
As such, the Browns and Saints engaging in a trade is something that makes sense to some extent. However, the Browns don't appear to be trading away their quarterbacks, at least not yet, per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com.
Cabot was asked if the Browns would trade away any of their signal-callers to the Saints, and Cabot had a clear answer:
I’m sure the Saints are exploring their options, and the Browns might be one of the first places they’d look. But the Browns have no plans to trade any of their quarterbacks at this point. They’re intent on conducting this four-way quarterback competition and having the QBs bring out the best in each other...They might also try hang on to one of them after cutdown day to see if a team needs a starter after the first week or two. I would think the Saints or someone else would prefer one of the veterans such as Flacco, but Kellen Moore does know Pickett well from last season with the Eagles. The Browns are hoping that Pickett shows enough to be their starter or least their backup this season.
As of right now, the Browns don't appear to be trading anybody, although that will likely change once September gets closer and there is more clarity on the Browns (and Saints) QB situation.
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