The Oakland Raiders claimed quarterback DeShone Kizer off waivers from the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates.
Kizer was among the Packers’ cuts on Saturday as the team trimmed down to their initial 53-man roster.
The Raiders currently have three quarterbacks on their roster so it’s likely that Kizer’s addition will mean the team will move on from Mike Glennon or Nathan Peterman, the current backups behind starter Derek Carr.
Kizer was waived Saturday less two years after he started 15 games for the Cleveland Browns as a rookie. The Packers traded former first-round pick Damarius Randall to the Browns for Kizer on March 15, 2018. While Randall flopped as a cornerback for the Packers, he started all but one game for the Browns last year at safety and is projected to be a starter again this season.
The 23-year-old Kizer, who was the 52nd overall pick in the 2017 draft, was never able to rectify the accuracy problems that plagued during his rookie season as the Browns’ starter. He threw a league-high 22 interceptions and just 11 touchdowns in the Browns’ winless 2017 season. For Kizer, this was his was fourth different offense in as many seasons – from his last year at Notre Dame to the Browns to his first year with the Packers under then-coach Mike McCarthy to new Packers coach Matt LaFleur.
Kizer played in three games in relief of Rodgers last season, including three drives in the season opener after Rodgers hurt his knee against the Bears and then most of the season finale against the Lions after Rodgers suffered a concussion. He threw two interceptions without a touchdown in 42 pass attempts in those two games.
ESPN’s Rob Demovsky contributed to this report.