The Browns and Jaguars struck an honest-to-goodness midseason trade, shaking both the NFL and fantasy football worlds, with Cleveland acquiring Carlos Hyde for a fifth-round pick.
Hyde, of course, is only the first domino to fall in the trade. From a fantasy perspective, this deal affects four backs significantly—Hyde, Browns running backs Nick Chubb and Duke Johnson, and Jaguars back T.J. Yeldon—and tells us a lot about the immediate future of a fifth, the Jags' Leonard Fournette. Let’s take them all individually.
Carlos Hyde: First and foremost, Jacksonville’s new (likely) starting back may not suit up this week.