- Total Trades: 2
- Average Grade: A- (90)
This page lists all the 2025 Trades for the Cleveland Browns. I’ve listed all of the NFL Free Agent Signing Grades here, which included the trades. Because I’ve begun posting polls for the trades, I thought it would make sense to list just the NFL trades here, so archiving the voting would be easier.
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August 2025 – Trades
Raiders acquire QB Kenny Pickett from Browns for 2026 5th-round pick
So much for the Browns carrying four quarterbacks this year. Cleveland is now down to three quarterbacks, with Joe Flacco and the two rookies remaining now that Pickett has been dealt to the Raiders.
The Raiders are throwing away a fifth-round pick for nothing. They don’t need a higher-end backup quarterback because they’re not a Super Bowl contender, and it’s not like Pickett qualifies as such anyway. Why, then, would the Raiders spend a fifth for Pickett? Aidan O’Connell is out, but so what? The Raiders could have obtained a similar quarterback off waivers. Hendon Hooker, for example, would have presented more upside than Pickett, and the Raiders could have gotten him for free.
The Browns easily won this trade. They scored a fifth-round pick for a bad quarterback who wasn’t even going to play for them.
Grade for Raiders – D
Grade for Browns – A+
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March 2025 – Trades
Browns acquire QB Kenny Pickett from Eagles for QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, 2025 5th-round pick
Kenny Pickett was not one of the names discussed in the quarterback carousel, but he is on the move. He was traded to the Browns for Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a fifth-round pick.
This trade makes sense for both teams, but the Eagles won the trade. They already have a viable No. 2 quarterback in Tanner McKee, so they didn’t need Pickett. Acquiring a fifth-round selection is a nice move. Thompson-Robinson is not a real player, so he’s completely irrelevant.
Meanwhile, the Browns are able to obtain a young quarterback they can develop. I still think they’ll draft a signal-caller No. 2 overall, which is what I have happening in my updated 2025 NFL Mock Draft.
Grade for Browns – B
Grade for Eagles – A-
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