There’s at least one big trade happening in the AFC North this morning. Just not from Pittsburgh. The Cleveland Browns have traded guard Kevin Zeitler to the New York Giants for linebacker Olivier Vernon, according to multiple reports.
Giants closing in on a deal to trade Olivier Vernon to the Browns, per source. Deal close now.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 8, 2019
The #Browns are sending G Kevin Zeitler to NYG in exchange for #Giants pass-rusher Olivier Vernon, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 8, 2019
Vernon never lived up to the mega contract the Giants gave him in 2016, a five-year, $85 million deal.