The Cincinnati Bengals have finally seen enough of Jake Browning as their starting quarterback.
The Bengals acquired Joe Flacco in a trade with the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday, according to multiple reports . Cleveland will send Flacco and a sixth-round draft pick to Cincinnati in exchange for a fifth-round pick.
The Browns benched Flacco in favor of rookie Dillon Gabriel for the team’s Week 5 game against the Minnesota Vikings. Head coach Kevin Stefanski decided to make the switch after Flacco went 16-of-34 for 184 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions in Cleveland’s 34-10 Week 4 loss to the Detroit Lions. Flacco has just two touchdown passes compared to six interceptions on the season, and threw for fewer than 200 yards in three of his four starts with the Browns.
Despite Flacc