On September 17, 2018, the New England Patriots acquired veteran wide receiver Josh Gordon via trade: the club sent a fifth-round pick in the 2019 NFL draft to the Cleveland Browns for Gordon and a seventh-round selection. A lot has happened — for both the clubs involved in the transaction the player himself — in the seven months since the move was made; a move from which we now know the final results.
Let’s check them out.
The draft pick New England traded to the Browns turned into the final pre-compensatory selection of the fifth round, courtesy of the Patriots winning the Super Bowl last season.