NFL Players Were Stunned By Odell Beckham Jr.’s Trade To The Browns

The Cleveland Browns went for broke on Tuesday night, pulling off a trade for New York Giants star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. With the trade, the Browns got All-Rookie signal caller Baker Mayfield a legitimate No. 1 option on the outside, pairing him with the team’s already existing receiving threats in Jarvis Landry, David Njoku, and Antonio Callaway.

This gives Cleveland the potential to have one extremely potent passing attack, especially because the team has a potentially dangerous rushing attack, too. In a sentence that has not been said or written all that much over the last, well, ever, there is legitimate optimism surrounding the future of the Cleveland Browns.

In response to the move, a number of current and former NFL players took to social media to express their surprise at the magnitude of the trade, the fact that Cleveland looks like it’s going to be awfully dangerous going forward, and the Giants moving one of the best receivers on earth.

Among those players, Dez Bryant thinks Cleveland isn’t done making moves, thinking they’re going to go out and grab a superstar to fill the void left by moving Jabrill Peppers in the trade for Beckham.

Former Browns signal caller Robert Griffin III sees some similarities between the NFL’s free agency and the offseason of another sport.

As for two of his new teammates, Beckham’s new quarterback is stoked, while the Browns’ standout defensive end thought it would have cost more to make the move.

Losing a teammate is always tough, and Browns players will certainly be bummed about not getting to suit up alongside Peppers going forward, but we bet there are a whole bunch of dudes in that locker room who are just as excited as Mayfield and Garrett about the team’s big acquisition.