There is no love lost in the bitter rivalry between Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns. Although intra-division trades are rare, these AFC North rivals have already made deals. Notable trades occurred in 1968, 1973, 1984, 1993 and most recently in 2017, when WR Sammie Coates and a 2019 seventh-round pick were sent to Cleveland in exchange for the Browns’ sixth-round pick in 2018.
A recent and exciting revelation swirling around the trade deadline rumor mill is that the Cleveland Browns have received trade calls for their star LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. While the Steelers have other pressing needs on the roster, LB Patrick Queen’s performance has been inconsistent, to say the least.
Owusu-Koramoah is currently ranked 3rd out of 154 eligible linebackers against the run, according to PFF. Even if the Browns considered sending their linebacker to the Steel City, how much draft capital would the Steelers send back to their rivals?
The Cleveland Browns linebacker would make an already excellent Steelers defense even more spectacular. This probably says something about the improbability of these business speculations; However, unlikely circumstances, such as Cleveland’s urgency to sell before the November 5 trade deadline, could allow some rarities to occur.
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