Report: Jets deal for Braylon Edwards
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Report: Jets deal for Braylon Edwards
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that the Jets have acquired wide receiver Braylon Edwards from the Cleveland Browns.
Edwards' name was on the market in the offseason, and at one point, the Giants appeared poised to trade for the fifth-year receiver. But a deal was never done.
Now he'll join the other team in New York.
Bizarre career so far for Edwards. He was drafted third overall in 2005, but has really only had one great year -- catching 80 balls for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2007.
Last weekend, reports surfaced that Edwards assaulted a friend of LeBron James outside of a nightclub in Cleveland. Apparently that was the last straw.
He'll go from a winless Browns team to the 3-1 Jets, who have been one of the NFL's success stories through the first four weeks.
We saw last year with the Cowboys and Roy Williams that joining a team midseason is not easy for receivers. But then again, Williams isn't really doing anything this season, so maybe that's a moot point.
Exact terms of the deal for Edwards have not been disclosed, but FoxSports.com's Jay Glazer is reporting that Cleveland gets WR Chansi Stuckey, LB Jason Trusnik and two draft picks. Schefter says those are believed to be a third and a fifth rounder.
Edwards has 10 catches for 139 yards on the season.
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Sheil - does Mangini make it through the season? Who is in worse shape as a franchise - Browns or Raiders?— dragoon6- We couldn't give a 3rd a 5th Reggie Brown & Joe Mays for Braylon Edwards? Reggie Brown is still young and Joy Mays is a player with upside but won't play much this year or even next year once Bradley comes back. This would have givne us a lineup of Jackson, Edwards, & Avant with spot duty from Macklin & Curtis. If the Edwards experiment didn't work then you let him go since his contract would be up and start Macklin next year. I like our WR's but let's call a spade a spade when we get in the redzone it will be hard trying to force the ball to 5'10" WR's.— Nothing but the truth
Comment removed.- ... and last time i checked, the Eagles receivers were the least of their problems... and Linebackers (particularly Middle) were the biggest problem... so where is the logic in trading one of your Middle Linebackers for an overpriced receiver?— oTTo the CzAR
- Braylon Edwards may leave more to be desired but is he not better than Curtis or Brown? Whatever our feelings are in regards to Edwards you have to admit that he always commands a double team and he has tremendous size and speed. He would free up Jackson and force teams to chose their poison. Celek is our only endzone threat an even though he's 6'4" he's not a throw it up and go get it receiver. Ask yourself this question how did it feel to see our corners gets beat for TD's not because they played bad defense but because the opposing QB threw up a jump ball to a 6'3" WR? Do you remember Fitzgerald, Burress, and even more recently Colston?— Nothing but the truth
- oTTo the CzAR Joe Mays doesn't even play so what are you really losing? If Joe Mays was starting or even doing spot duty then you have an argument but Reggie Brown and Joe Mays never even touch the field on game-day. Also Reggie Brown and Joe Mays really don't even have a future with the Eagles besides spot duty at best. Also losing a 3rd and a 5th is no big deal this team already has talent and besides they will end up trading half their picks away either now or after the season. Has anyone else taken noticed that Curtis health status is uncertain and Macklin doesn't look ready yet so Edwards could be a stop gap for this year then after the season you let him walk and start Macklin.— Nothing but the truth
- If Edwards actually catches the ball, and if he has no problems off the field, then the Jets could win from this, because defenses will have to play them differently. Can't see Sanchez going to a Super Bowl this year, though, so the Jets could have looked for this kind of receiver in the 2010 draft. Edwards has to do a 180 to restore his career, and that doesn't happen too often.— tacklinjoe
- so then the flip side is... why would Cleveland want to give up their #1 receiver for 2 guys that don't even dress for games?... you can make those trades in Madden... but in the real NFL, the other team has to agree to a trade too...— oTTo the CzAR
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