Sep 11, 2007, 18:30 GMT
Seattle, WA - The Cleveland Browns have reportedly traded quarterback Charlie Frye to the Seattle Seahawks.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported the Seahawks actually made a pair of trades on Tuesday with both involving undisclosed draft choices. The Seahawks also dealt defensive end Bryce Fisher to Tennessee.
Frye became the first Browns QB to start consecutive opening days since Kelly Holcomb in 2002-03, but he was pulled after a 4-of-10 start for 34 yards with one interception in a 34-7 home loss to Pittsburgh in the season opener on Sunday.
Derek Anderson came on to complete 13-of-28 passes for 184 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Anderson (793 passing yards, 5 TD, 8 INT) appeared in five games last season, including one in which he rallied Cleveland for an overtime win over the Chiefs.
The deal may mean playing time for first-round pick Brady Quinn in Cleveland. Quinn, Anderson and Ken Dorsey are all candidates to start Sunday's home game against Cincinnati.
The 26-year-old Frye, a third-round choice of the Browns in the 2005 draft, has started in 19 of the 21 career games he's played in.
Last season Frye started 13 games, going 4-9 as a starter, and was 252-of-393 passing for 2,454 yards with 10 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. His 64.1 completion percentage ranked second-highest in franchise history, behind Otto Graham (1953).
Matt Hasselbeck starts at QB for Seattle, while Seneca Wallace is currently the back-up.
Frye's new team will be in Cleveland November 4.
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