The Cleveland Browns made the long awaited move on Thursday, trading Duke Johnson to the Houston Texans several months after the running back requested a trade. In the deal, the Browns landed a 2020 conditional fourth-round pick, which could turn into a third-round pick if Johnson plays 10 games for the Texans.
The trade ended a long back-and-forth between the organization, who said they weren’t going to give Johnson away, and the 25-year-old running back, who said there was no reconciling with the franchise after his trade request.
Johnson was also not practicing during training camp due to a hamstring injury, which there is some speculation could have been a “nice version” of a contract holdout.