Browns: 6 best trades Cleveland should make at onset of free agency
6. Josh Sweat, DE, Eagles
Also proposed by Axelrod, Josh Sweat, who is in the final year of his contract, would look good rushing quarterback sacks in 2021.
Sweat was a fourth round pick in 2018. He cracked the starting lineup for the first time in 2020, while posting a career-high 6.0 sacks.
He’ll turn just 24 at the end of the month, so there’s a lot of football for the Florida State product to play.
Most of what was written about Barnett applies to Sweat. The Eagles are in a position of transition and keeping Sweat after 2021 will require a new contract.
How late a draft-pick would the Eagles be wiling to accept is the question concerning actually get a deal consummated.
Sweat’s career looks like it could still be in the ascending mode, and it would be a steal for the Browns to buy now.
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For what it’s worth, Andrew Berry worked for the Eagles in 2019. Philly’s been mentioned as a trade parter a couple times, so the connection is certainly worth mentioning.