4 Attention grabbing Cleveland Browns trade propositions

Cleveland Browns Trade No. 3: Baker Mayfield to The Washington Football Team

Baker Mayfield can probably be tied to four or five other NFL teams as being a possible good fit if the Browns ever entertained the idea of trading the former first pick of the 2018 NFL draft. The team has come out publicly and given their support of sticking with Mayfield going into next year despite him having a horrible season. He was injured for most of the year and that likely had some to do with his lackluster efforts.

However, most of Mayfield’s issues, in the eyes of this writer are his dealing with the mental aspect of the game. Mayfield seems to have regressed in almost all areas. His decision-making, ability to read the field accurately, throwing the football in general, and his footwork continued to spiral out of control by the season’s end.

Cleveland says they’re going forward with him but saying something doesn’t always guarantee that’ll they’ll go through with that (ask poor Josh Rosen about his end in Arizona). Mayfield will be entering his last season on his rookie contract and he’s due just shy of $19 million this upcoming season.

Rather than play out this season and maybe even franchise tag Mayfield the following season, if a new deal couldn’t get done, then the Browns might be better off trading Mayfield now.

One team that has a need at quarterback and still has a team, with a strong defense and an opportunity to win now would be The Washington Football Team. Washington also has $38 million over the cap to play with. Ron Riveria is also the head coach and his experience as a strong leader might suit Mayfield best.

With other teams like the Houston Texans and Denver Broncos, who are searching for that starting quarterback, neither of those teams has a head coach at the moment and are in a state of change. The Washinton team has all the pieces in place and adding Mayfield might take them to the next level of success. It would also give Mayfield a fresh start with a new team. The trade could look like this:

Cleveland would trade:

Baker Mayfield
4th Round Pick in 2022 Draft
6th Round Pick in 2022 Draft

Washington would trade:

Landon Collins
4th Round Pick in 2022 Draft
6th Round Pick in 2022 Draft
3rd Round Pick in 2023 Draft

Washington safety Landon Collins could step into the Cleveland defense and immediately help strengthen their secondary. Browns free agents Ronnie Harrison and M.J. Stewart could both be leaving so bringing in a player like Collins would be a help to the team.

If Collins was traded, then Washington would save $12 million in cap savings. He’d still have three years left on his deal before he became a free agent in 2025.