About a month before this year’s NFL trade deadline, the Cleveland Browns made a move that left fans collectively scratching their heads.
With cornerback Greg Newsome III, their 2021 first-round draft pick, playing in the fifth and final year of his rookie contract, general manager Andrew Berry made the surprising decision to trade Newsome to Jacksonville in exchange for CB Tyson Campbell and a swap of late-round draft picks.
The move was highly questioned, as Campbell wasn’t only from the same 2021 draft class as Newsome, but was selected seven picks later, early in the second round.