Berea, Ohio ? Charlie Frye went from starter to starting over, and Brady Quinn moved up a notch.

In two days, the Cleveland Browns’ complicated, confusing and crowded quarterback carousel took a dizzying spin.

Frye, benched before halftime in Sunday’s season opener, was traded to Seattle for a sixth-round draft pick on Tuesday, a stunningly swift move that raises Quinn, the Browns’ high-profile rookie QB, to No. 2 on the depth chart.

With Frye no longer in the picture, the Browns will start Derek Anderson, who lost the quarterback competition to Frye during the preseason, at home on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Quinn, the heir apparent, will be Anderson’s backup.

“This move obviously clarifies our quarterback situation,” general manager Phil Savage said.

“Some people think we’re doing some kind of experiment, but we’re not. We’re trying to win, and unfortunately things got derailed Sunday before it even got started.”

Cleveland’s trade of Frye is unprecedented. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he’s the first quarterback since the NFL/AFL merger in 1970 to start his team’s season opener and be traded before Week 2.