EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Just days after parting ways with star safety Landon Collins, the New York Giants said goodbye to another major factor of their defense on Friday.
According to multiple reports, New York has agreed to trade defensive end Olivier Vernon to the Cleveland Browns. The team is also trading down in the upcoming draft, sending their fourth-round pick (132nd overall) to the Browns in exchange for guard Kevin Zeitler and Cleveland’s fifth-rounder (155th overall).
Vernon was in the middle of a five-year, $85 million contract with the Giants. He was set to make $15.