Browns GM makes wild statement on team's quarterback situation

Keeping four quarterbacks on the roster feels wild in a league that typically keeps two (or at most, three) signal-callers on the 53-man roster. 

It makes no sense to keep extra bodies on the roster when those spots can be given to special teams contributor, who can help keep starters and rotating players healthy during a long regular season.

Now, the Browns might not have much of a choice, but that's different than seeing this as a good opportunity. The Browns signed Pickett to a $2.6 million deal this spring. Flacco has a $4 million deal. Cleveland spent two draft picks on Gabriel and Sanders.

The Browns need to find a trade partner for one of these quarterbacks instead of releasing them on Tuesday. However, that means finding a trade target that needs a starting-caliber quarterback. 

No spots are open right now, and Cleveland might be forced into waiting until injuries happen during the regular season before it can trim its quarterback depth chart to three on the 53-man roster.