Cleveland Browns: 3 players likely on the trading block

Dec 13, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns tackle Joe Thomas (73) leaves the field after the Cleveland Browns beat the San Francisco 49ers 24-10 at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 13, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns tackle Joe Thomas (73) leaves the field after the Cleveland Browns beat the San Francisco 49ers 24-10 at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 13, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns tackle Joe Thomas (73) leaves the field after the Cleveland Browns beat the San Francisco 49ers 24-10 at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 13, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns tackle Joe Thomas (73) leaves the field after the Cleveland Browns beat the San Francisco 49ers 24-10 at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

While the Cleveland Browns didn’t set the world on fire with their draft class, some of the new additions could be pushing out some veteran players.

After a multitude of trades, the Browns walked out of the 2016 NFL Draft with 14 new players, netting five receivers, two defensive end, two offensive tackles, a quarterback, an outside and inside linebacker, a safety and a cornerback.

It is not strong as far as overall name recognition goes, but as far as positional needs, this was a very smart draft for new coach Hue Jackson. He did not waste any time in addressing the glaring need this team had for receiver depth, a nice change of pace from the days of Ray Farmer, who seemed to be allergic to pass catchers.

Building through the draft is truly the first step in any good and successful rebuild after getting a good coaching staff in place. This will still likely be a team that picks in the top-five next year, and while some picks left fans scratching their heads, in the first year of this new analytical “moneyball” approach, it will still take a good bit of wait and see before any judgment can truly be made.

It’s all well and good to bring in these young players, but with those additions often comes the departure of some veterans. Here are three names that could find themselves out of Cleveland at some point this season.

Next: The veteran QB