They may not have been on the Browns all that long—seven years combined between them—but quarterback Joe Flacco and cornerback Greg Newsome II were just established enough for their trades this week to register as a shock to Cleveland fans.
Flacco, after all, was anointed the starter entering the season two years after leading the Browns to a playoff berth. In 2021, Newsome became the team's final first-round draft pick before the horrors of the Deshaun Watson trade.
