Well, another big shake-up has taken place in the 2016 NFL Draft. About a week after the L.A. Rams for the first pick. It was rumored that the Browns were trying to trade their second overall pick, and that turned out to be true. It turned out the team they traded it to was the Philadelphia Eagles.
This is an interesting move for the Eagles, as they signed Sam Bradford to an expensive contract extension this offseason. There was still a good chance that they would draft a quarterback, perhaps a developmental prospect such as Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch. But, by trading up to number two, this means that they are looking to get a quarterback to be face of the franchise. They will get to choose either Jared Goff or Carson Wentz, based off of who the Los Angeles Rams, who hold the number one pick, take.
Here is what each team gets in the deal
Cleveland Browns get: Eighth pick in First Round, third round pick (77th), fourth round pick (100th), a 2017 first rounder, and a 2018 second round pick.
Philadelphia Eagles get: Second Pick in First Round and a 2017 fourth round pick
For the Browns, this very well may mean that Robert Griffin III is their guy. After Goff and Wentz, the next best quarterback is Lynch, who would be a huge reach at pick number eight. I think that they will take a quarterback somewhere in the Draft. They have twelve picks, so they can build around RGIII, and if he doesn't work out, they can draft a QB next year. Or, with all of those 12 picks, they could trade down in the first round, acquire even more picks and take Lynch in the twenties, as I think that he will fall all the way to the Broncos at 31. But now they might draft Ezekiel Elliot out of Ohio State as the first running back in the Draft, but we will see.
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