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Browns: 4 players to trade for before the NFL Trade Deadline

By Chad Porto

Oct 31, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth (88) makes a touchdown reception under coverage from Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Harrison (33) during the fourth quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 31, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth (88) makes a touchdown reception under coverage from Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Harrison (33) during the fourth quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports /
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LANDOVER, MD – AUGUST 18: Quarterback Brian Hoyer #6 of the Cleveland Browns is sacked by outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan #91 of the Washington Redskins during the first quarter of a preseason game at FedExField on August 18, 2014 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – AUGUST 18: Quarterback Brian Hoyer #6 of the Cleveland Browns is sacked by outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan #91 of the Washington Redskins during the first quarter of a preseason game at FedExField on August 18, 2014 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

Ryan Kerrigan

The current Eagles end, and former Washington Pro Bowler, Ryan Kerrigan may seem like an obscure name, considering how well Myles Garrett and Jadeveon Clowney have been playing. Frankly, they’re the best tandem in the league. There’s also a problem, they’re also, to an aggressively selfish degree, humans. Meaning they get tired. How dare they.

Sarcasm aside, that’s a problem any team has to deal with. It’s why so many NFL teams run four or five deep at the defensive end spot because rotating guys out is very common. Garrett and Clowney are top-tier defensive guys this year, but their backups are absolutely unremarkable. To an unbelievable degree.

Getting Ryan Kerrigan doesn’t help the Browns at safety, arguably their biggest need, but it does help solve a problem that became very evident against the Steelers; when Clowney and Garrett are both off the field, the Browns defensive line has no forward push. No one can get depth, separation, or even apply pressure to a team passing the ball.

This happened every time the Steelers got to about the 30-yard line on the Browns’ side of the field. Cleveland would sub in for Garrett and Clowney for a few plays, or until the Steelers got into the red zone.

Getting Karrigan, or someone like him (an older pass-rushing specialist) would be a good move to bolster the depth on the defensive line. He’s not a game-changer on his own but the depth he could provide would be helpful.

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