{"id":81568,"date":"2024-01-17T15:42:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=81568"},"modified":"2024-01-17T15:42:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:42:05","slug":"browns-predicted-to-trade-2nd-round-pick-for-28-million-wr-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/browns-predicted-to-trade-2nd-round-pick-for-28-million-wr-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns Predicted to Trade 2nd-Round Pick for $28 Million WR"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0began an\u00a0overhaul of the offensive coaching staff\u00a0on Wednesday and improvements to the wide receiver room shouldn\u2019t be far behind.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland could attempt to do so in a number of ways, though\u00a0Alex Kay of Bleacher Report predicted\u00a0on Tuesday, January 16, that the team will trade a 2024 second-round selection to the\u00a0Denver Broncos\u00a0for former No. 15 overall pick\u00a0Jerry Jeudy.<\/p>\n

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While the Denver Broncos have been reticent to deal Jeudy in the past, this spring could finally bring a change of heart. \u2026 Denver\u2019s brass has also made it clear they plan to make some moves to stockpile more picks in the upcoming draft.<\/p>\n

If the Broncos are willing to take a Day 2 selection \u2014 Cleveland has decent picks in the second (No. 54) and third (No. 86) rounds \u2014 for Jeudy, the cash-strapped organization can shed some salary and get some much-needed capital back.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Cleveland Tried to Trade for Jerry Jeudy \u2018Multiple Times\u2019 in 2023<\/h2>\n

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The Browns have made attempts to deal for Jeudy before, and despite a down season for the 24-year-old wideout in 2023, there is no reason the team should be any less interested in him now.<\/p>\n

Jeff Legwold of ESPN reported\u00a0on December 16 that Cleveland took \u201cmultiple runs\u201d at Jeudy last year, though the Broncos were unwilling to accept anything less than a first-round pick. Their position on Jeudy\u2019s trade value may now have changed, as the wideout enters the fifth-year team option on his rookie deal and will hit free agency in March 2025.<\/p>\n

Denver is also resetting at the quarterback position and is likely to\u00a0move on from QB Russell Wilson\u00a0in the coming months after new head coach\u00a0Sean Payton benched\u00a0the former Super Bowl winner at the end of last year.<\/p>\n

That Jeudy\u2019s production dipped in his fourth NFL season may also play a factor in both Denver\u2019s willingness to trade him and how much that franchise will demand in return. The wideout made 54 catches for 758 yards and 2 TDs during the 2023 campaign, per\u00a0Pro Football Reference, after producing career-highs in catches (67), yards (972) and TDs (6) the season prior.<\/p>\n

Jerry Jeudy Offers Browns Affordable Talent Team Needs in 2024, Beyond<\/h2>\n

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The coming season would be an ideal time for the Browns to trade their way into the Jeudy business for several reasons.<\/p>\n

The former first-round wideout signed a $15.2 million rookie deal, which he just played out in Denver in 2023. His fifth-year option, worth just shy of $13 million, runs through 2024.<\/p>\n

Jeudy is a serviceable starter but hasn\u2019t proven himself beyond that over four NFL seasons. He is also certain to play second-fiddle to five-time Pro Bowler\u00a0Amari Cooper\u00a0if he lands in Cleveland this coming year.<\/p>\n

The Browns won\u2019t pursue Jeudy if they don\u2019t believe he can be productive in their offense, but it\u2019s unlikely the team will have to worry about paying him No. 1 WR money in 2025.<\/p>\n

If Jeudy can replicate the production he put forth in 2022 then his next contract is likely to be worth more than the approximately $28 million he will have earned over his first five years in the NFL. But he won\u2019t break the Browns\u2019 bank, which is a necessary characteristic of any receiver the team signs this offseason, as its salary cap number heading into 2024 is\u00a0close to -$14 million\u00a0as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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