Browns pivot on QB decision, trade veteran signal-caller to NFC team

The deal marked the third trade of the day for the Cardinals, who sent former No. 8 overall pick Isaiah Simmons to the New York Giants for a seventh-round pick and later shipped former starting offensive tackle Josh Jones to the Houston Texans. 

Dobbs, who started two games for the Tennessee Titans last season, will now compete with Colt McCoy for snaps in Arizona as starter Kyler Murray continues his recovery from a knee injury. 

As for the Browns, Mond was never officially waived on Thursday. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports that Cleveland has pivoted on their decision to part with Mond after trading Dobbs and now plans to retain the 24-year-old Texas A&M product on the roster through at least the end of the preseason. 

With Dobbs out of the picture, rookie standout Dorian Thompson-Robinson is in line to man the second-string gig behind Watson. A fifth-round pick out of UCLA, Thompson-Robinson has compiled 348 passing yards and two touchdowns through the air in the preseason, leading all Browns quarterbacks with a 102.4 quarterback rating.

Regardless of all the movement at quarterback, the Browns will still go as far as Watson takes them in 2023. With an entire offseason under his belt, the three-time Pro Bowler will look to recapture his 2020 form when he led the NFL with 4,823 passing yards.