Team was willing to part with first-round selection for Odell Beckham

Jr. due to shortage of talent in 2019 NFL Draft." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesDawgs EDTThe Cleveland Browns sent a clear signal to the rest of the NFL with last week’s trade for wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The trade cost the Browns starting safety Jabrill Peppers along with their first-round pick in the upcoming 2019 NFL Draft - the No. 17 overall selection - and a third-round selection (No. 95 overall).It might be a wee bit disappointing to see the Browns without a first-round selection come the night of the draft https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Bernie-Kosar-Jersey , but general manager John Dorsey paid what looks to be a fair price for Beckham, a three-time Pro Bowl selection who has surpassed 1,000 receiving yards four times in his five years in the league.The deal looks even better, if that is possible, if a report from NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein is correct. Zierlein, appearing on the Move the Sticks podcast, said that Dorsey had extra incentive to make the deal because the Browns believe they would have been on the outside looking in if they stayed at No. 17 (quote from 247Sports):That seems like a little bit of a stretch because if the Browns had stayed at No. 17 Sheldrick Redwine Jersey , Dorsey would have been enthusiastically singing the praises of whichever player Cleveland selected. But if the Browns’ scouting is accurate, then it is another feather in Dorsey’s cap as Cleveland was able to get one of the game’s top wide receivers for Peppers and a couple of second-day draft picks. And even if Giants general manager Dave Gettleman somehow manages to not screw up that pick, the Browns still payed a fair price for Beckham and are a better team today than they were a week ago.Which, when you come right down to it, is all that really matters. More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesDawgs EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (3/26/19)TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesCleveland Browns:“Browns plan to hold joint practices with Colts before they meet in second preseason game” (ABJ) - “Browns plan to hold joint practices with the Indianapolis Colts in August before they face each other in the second preseason game...”“GM says Browns have plan for suspended Hunt” (ESPN) - “The Cleveland Browns have a plan in place for suspended running back Kareem Hunt up until his suspension begins, and then the NFL will take over...”“Dorsey on OBJ: Can’t have enough passionate, competitive guys” (PFT) - “He said that nothing winds up happening 99 percent of the time http://www.brownsfanshop.com/Austin-Seibert-Jersey , but that things came together quickly on the afternoon of March 12.”“Les Miles believes Odell Beckham Jr. will be happy with Browns” (C-T) - “Les Miles knew Odell Beckham Jr. before he had 12.8 million Instagram followers. Before he was a fashion icon. Before his every word on social media was parsed to gauge his state of mind.”“Dorsey has contacted the agents for safeties Eric Berry and Tre Boston” (Plain Dealer) - “With Jabrill Peppers off to bluer pastures, Browns GM John Dorsey has reached out to the agents for unrestricted free agent safeties Eric Berry and Tre Boston.”NFL:“NFL Schedule 2019: Packers-Bears named season opener, Patriots to defend title on Sunday night” (CBS) - “The matchup between the two blue-chip franchises will be the 199th meeting in their long-standing NFC North rivalry.”“Vegas-bound Raiders spending big for final season in Oakland” (AP) - “Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock were invited by Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis for an event in Las Vegas last week, a year before the team’s planned move to Sin City.”“Sean Payton on Officiating Changes: ‘We Just Need to Be Better’” (SI.com) - “Saints head coach Sean Payton told NFL Network that officiating needs to be ‘better’ following a botched call that cost the Saints a Super Bowl berth.”