"NFL insiders announced that the Browns traded QB Kenny Pickett to the Raiders for a 2026 fifth-round pick. Las Vegas' backup Aidan O'Connell suffered a wrist injury and will start the year on the IR. Head coach Pete Carroll wanted to add a QB with experience. Kenny Pickett provides that for the Raiders in 2025. He'll be Geno Smith's backup."
"With the 20th pick in the 2022 NFL draft, the Steelers selected QB Kenny Pickett out of the University of Pittsburgh. The 27-year-old played his first two seasons with the Steelers. Appearing in 25 games and making 24 starts, going 14-10 for Pittsburgh. Following the 2023 season, the Steelers traded Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles. He was Jalen Hurts' backup in 2024 and made one start for the team. Pickett won a Super Bowl with the Eagles."
"He is one of two players in the last 30 years to be traded three or more times in their first four seasons. After Monday's trade, Kenny Pickett is heading West to play for Las Vegas. Trade: Browns are sending QB Kenny Pickett to the Las Vegas Raiders, per sources. Raiders needed another backup for Geno Smith with QB Aidan O'Connell fracturing his wrist in the preseason finale and being expected to miss 6-8 weeks."
The Browns traded QB Kenny Pickett to the Raiders for a 2026 fifth-round pick. Raiders backup Aidan O'Connell fractured his wrist in the preseason finale, is expected to miss six to eight weeks, and will begin the year on injured reserve. The Raiders added Pickett to back up Geno Smith in 2025 and to provide veteran experience. Pickett was the 20th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Pittsburgh and appeared in 25 games with 24 starts, posting a 14-10 record over his first two seasons. He later won a Super Bowl with the Eagles, joined the Browns in 2025, and was traded to Las Vegas.
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