India, Aug. 26 -- Kenny Pickett has been traded to the Las Vegas Raiders, where he will back up Geno Smith. He is leaving a quarterback-heavy Cleveland Browns set-up, where Joe Flacco, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel will be fighting for one spot. Tyler Huntley was released earlier this week. The Browns, in return for Pickett, get a 2026 fifth-round draft pick.

For Pickett, this is the third major trade over 12 months. He won the Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles as the backup to Jalen Hurts. He was traded to Cleveland in March for Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a fifth-round pick.

The 20th overall pick by Pittsburgh in the 2022 draft, Pickett, suffered a hamstring injury in July and did not participate in the preseason. Coach Ke...