Daily Dawg Tags: Cleveland Browns trade for OBJ was year in the making
By Dan Justik
The Daily Dawg Tags brings you all the Cleveland Browns news you need to know, including how the Odell Beckham trade was a year in the making.
The Cleveland Browns trade for Odell Beckham Jr. seemed like it was destined to happen for many months over the course of the last year.
No matter what was happening, the Browns were continually being connected to Beckham, despite the wide receiver just signing a mega extension with the New York Giants.
Part of the reason why the Browns were predicted as a potential landing spot for Beckham was because he has ties on the team. Jarvis Landry is one of Beckham’s best friends and the two worked out together last summer, catching passes from Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield.
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The other connection Beckham had in Cleveland was Browns wide receivers coach Adam Henry. Henry was Beckham’s and Landry’s college position coach at LSU.
Today’s featured article explains that not only were the Browns being connected to Beckham for the past couple of months, the seeds of a trade were laid last March.
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The Browns’ Odell Beckham Jr. trade: A behind-the-scenes look – Mary Kay Cabot, Cleveland.com
"But Dorsey and Gettleman have known each other since 1982, when a college-aged Dorsey worked his high school football camps, and if anyone would have the inside track to a deal, it would be Dorsey."
Knowing the aggressiveness of Browns general manager John Dorsey, it makes a lot of sense that he was trying to work a deal for Beckham for a long time. Although Dorsey was not able to strike a deal for Beckham last year, continuing to call about his availability had to of helped the Browns the favorites to make a deal..
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It is not uncommon for NFL offensive linemen to lose a ton of weight following their retirement, but Joe Thomas’ quick weight loss is remarkable. Just over a year after retiring, Thomas looks like a completely different person from his playing days.
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