Jared Mueller a lifelong Browns fan from Sandusky, Ohio who serves as the Producer for Dawgs By Nature and has been covering the Cleveland Browns for over a decade including at FanSided, The OBR and USA Today.
The storylines surrounding the Cleveland Browns this season are numerous and could take a couple of months of the offseason to unravel. How did a team with so much talent on their roster fail so miserably? Most will blame QB Deshaun Watson and a dismal offensive performance to start the season but blame has been placed all around.
Two talented veterans were dealt away as the Browns season fell apart. WR Amari Cooper was dealt to the Buffalo Bills in mid-October and has since thrown shade at his former team. DE Za’Darius Smith was dealt to the Detroit Lions at the NFL trade deadline.
Combining the two trades from the Browns perspective:
Out: Cooper, Smith, 2025 sixth-rounder and 2026 seventh-rounder
In: 2025 third-rounder, 2025 fifth-rounder, 2026 sixth-rounder and 2026 seventh-rounder
What did the Bills and Lions get in return? With both Cooper and Smith likely heading to free agency, we will track how they both have performed for their new teams
