The Oakland Raiders are set to trade for former Houston Texans QB Matt Schaub, according to multiple reports. ESPN reports that the trade is for a late-round pick. The move comes after the Texans recently signed free agent QB Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Schaub, who has a $14.5 million salary-cap figure and a $10 million base salary for 2014, became expendable when the Texans signed former Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to a two-year deal Thursday night.
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The Cleveland Browns had expressed some interest in Schaub, who could have been reunited with former offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan. But the Raiders wanted Schaub even more, according to a source.
The trade is expected to be completed soon, pending a physical, according to NFL Network.
The Matt Schaub-to-#Raiders trade could go down today, officially. Source says he's flying to Oakland as we speak. Physical, then deal.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 21, 2014
The Texans have the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft and are expected by many to be targeting a quarterback, which would make Schaub, a 10-year veteran, expendable.
The trade allows the Raiders draft flexibility. With Schaub in as a possible starter, the Raiders won't be forced to take a quarterback, though they could do anyway.
Silver and Black Pride recently conducted a poll on a possible Schaub trade.
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