When the New York Giants traded Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns, it was a shocking moment. Not just because they had traded a player that was one of the current faces of the franchise, but because they sent Beckham to Cleveland and received a rather weak haul in return, only getting two draft picks, neither of which are actually great picks, as well as average safety Jabrill Peppers.
The Browns weren’t the destination that was popularly predicted as a landing spot for Beckham earlier in the offseason, when the trade was just a rumor. A rumor that didn’t seem credible because of the offseason prior, when Beckham trade rumors seemed to be the main story and continued on for months until the season started and Beckham eventually signed a new, massive contract with the Giants.