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Where does Odell Beckham Jr. trade rank in Cleveland sports history?

Cy Young for a $300 business suit?

That’s the legend that has grown around the acquisition of the all-time baseball great by the Cleveland Spiders, one of the most consequential deals in Cleveland sports history.

That trade goes back to the 19th century, but the most recent one in Cleveland that brought receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns also ranks among the biggest made by the city’s professional sports teams.

Which leads to the question: Where does the Beckham trade, which has energized a city and fan base like few before, rank not only in Browns history, but in Cleveland sports history?