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A pair of prominent NFL insiders believe that Cleveland Browns star pass Myles Garrett won\u2019t be moved before next week\u2019s trade deadline, but the next best pass rusher on the team will soon be gone.<\/p>\n
This past weekend Jameis Winston and the Browns gave their fans reason to hope that 2024 will not be a completely nightmarish season. They had endured the horrid play of Deshaun Watson and were in the midst of a five-game losing skid. However, on Sunday they surprised many by scoring an upset win over rivals the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n
Related: Where do the Cleveland Browns land in our Week 9 NFL offense rankings?<\/strong><\/p>\n While it finally brought some positivity back to the fanbase, it does not mean the organization believes this team will turn things around and be a playoff contender at the end of the year. Cleveland is viewed as obvious sellers before the Nov. 5 NFL trade deadline and their Week 8 victory is not going to change that perception.<\/p>\n The team already traded away top receiver Amari Cooper. And two of ESPN\u2019s top NFL insiders believe another player on the roster is the \u201cmost likely\u201d notable talent around the league to be moved next.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll go with Browns edge rusher Za\u2019Darius Smith,\u201d NFL insider Dan Graziano wrote when responding to the question of who is the player most likely to be traded in the next week. \u201cI don\u2019t think the Browns have any interest in moving Myles Garrett. But they\u2019re hearing from teams on Smith, who\u2019s making a minimum $1.21 million salary this year and has about $11 million in non-guaranteed compensation due him in 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cSmith is 32 and probably not in Cleveland\u2019s long-term plans. So if the Browns can get good enough draft-pick compensation in return from a team looking for a short-term rental at edge rusher, this makes a lot of sense.\u201d<\/p>\n Fellow ESPN<\/em> NFL insider Jeremy Fowler agreed with Graziano\u2019s prediction. But he cautioned that the Browns are not looking to just give him. Revealing what it would take to pry away the three-time Pro Bowler.<\/p>\n \u201cThough Cleveland won\u2019t be looking to dump core players, it could be active if the right opportunities arise. A decent Day 3 pick for Smith probably will get the job done, from what I\u2019m hearing,\u201d Fowler wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A pair of top NFL insiders predict the Cleveland Browns will move a specific star player soon, but it’s not Myles Garrett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Za\u2019Darius Smith is expected to be traded by Cleveland Browns soon<\/h2>\n
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