Browns franchise left tackle Joe Thomas loves Cleveland. He made that abundantly clear over nine seasons and 136 games. He has never missed a start.
But according to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, he asked the franchise to poke around as the trade deadline approached last week.
More context to the Joe Thomas trade talks: Though he has strong feelings for #Browns, Iâm told Thomas asked them to see what was out there.
â Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 8, 2015
And when Joe Thomas learned he was nearly traded to #Broncos, his agents smartly asked for guaranteed $ in â16 and â17 to remain in Denver.