The Cleveland Browns were quiet as the NFL’s trade deadline came and went on Tuesday afternoon.
But, oh my, the noise surrounding the team was deafening and we can all thank head coach Hue Jackson for that.
It started late Monday night after the news broke that the San Francisco 49ers had given up a second-round draft pick for New England Patriots quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Soon after, NFL Network’s Michael Silver sent out a Tweet that Jackson wanted Garoppolo but of course the front office wouldn’t go along with him.
A series of Tweets from Denver radio host Benjamin Allbright followed, detailing a series of emails reportedly from unnamed members of the coaching staff claiming that the front office shuts down at 5 p.