Browns: The four ideal trades to improve the team at the trade deadline
By Chad Porto
Why this Works: The New York Jets are a dumpster fire, and the Cleveland Browns need help at cornerback. It seems pretty obvious. The Jets aren’t getting anything for Poole, nothing of value anyway. He’s on the last year of his deal and he’s certainly not returning, not if anyone else wants him. The Jets won’t pay him, and if there was an eight-round pick, that’s what the Browns would send over. The Jets would be fools to not take what they can get. Throwing in Braxton Berrios adds depth at the receiver position.
What would it cost: A minor amount against the 2020 cap, and even less against the 2021 cap, unless the Browns want to re-sign them. The seventh-round pick for this upcoming year’s draft isn’t something to worry about as far as trade assets go, nor is the 2023 pick.
The issues: It’s the Jets, and they might overplay their hand, thinking Poole is worth more than he is.
Trade impact: Next to no money against the cap short or long term, but one less pick in the 2021 and the 2023 NFL Draft.