That was expected, $6+ million cap hit i believe if we retained him

Speaking of Bennett's... we reportedly offered a 3rd rounder for michael bennett (and a seattle 5th round). Seattle chose philly instead.

resigned special teamer Brandon King, 2 year deal.

DT Ricky Jean Francois leaving the patriots in FA.

Sherman

Just depends on if he's willing to play for cheap or not. I can't fucking believe he'd want to play for NE after all the smack talk he's thrown our way, but fuck it, I guess he just knows that we're the competition. I've never thought he was anywhere near as good as his hype, but maybe he'll be able to prove me wrong this year playing across from Gilmore. Now, if only we can spend the rest of our load/picks on a couple of effective pass rushers, NE about to be fucking dominating this league again.

If Sherman doesn't want to stay in Seattle (which some reports say he does) I bet New England would be near the top of his FA destination list.

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Another Browns trade!

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The Browns are trading DT Danny Shelton to the Patriots for a conditional pick, league sources tell @AdamSchefter and me.
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Shelton is a former first round pick.

Trade compensation update: Browns get a mid-round 2019 pick from Patriots, and Patriots get DT Danny Shelton and a 2018 draft pick from Browns, per source.
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holy shit, liking this trade more and more; don't have to give up any of our picks this year (bet it's either a 2019 3rd or 2019 4th, hopefully 4th but I won't be mad if it's a 3rd) and get an additional pick this year.

yup, 2019 3rd round. We receive a 2018 5th round. Not bad I guess. Per Field Yates

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Updated via @FieldYates and me: Browns trade Danny Shelton and a 5th round pick in '18 for the Patriots’ 3rd l-round pick in '19. And there it is, the fourth Browns’ trade in less than 24 hours.