The Houston Texans are on the verge of trading quarterback Matt Schaub to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a late-round draft pick in this May’s NFL Draft. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the trade is expected to happen soon after the Raiders made a stronger push for he Texans quarterback than the Cleveland Browns did.
Oakland Raiders now are expected to trade a 2014 late-round pick to Houston Texans in exchange for QB Matt Schaub, per league source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 21, 2014
Cleveland expressed some interest in Matt Schaub, who could have been reunited with Kyle Shanahan, but Oakland wanted Schaub even more.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 21, 2014
The move comes on the heels of the Texans signing backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick on Thursday. John McClain from the Houston Chronicle wrote on Thursday that a Schaub trade would net the Texans a draft pick and that appears to be the case.
Nothing is official yet, but it appears Matt Schaub will be an Oakland Raider before the day is through.