The Cincinnati Bengals came from the top rope on a Tuesday to pull off an unthinkable trade for Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco — possibly saving their 2025 season in the process.
Jake Browning had struggled to put it mildly during the Bengals' three-game losing streak. I had floated three wild-card QBs Cincinnati de facto GM Duke Tobin could've traded for this morning, relegating Browning to clipboard-holding duties.
Flacco was not among that trio of Spencer Rattler, Joshua Dobbs, and Jarrett Stidham. Snatching him from an AFC North rival was a move I certainly didn't see coming.