The New York Jets made a bold trade with the Cleveland Browns to move up from the 17th overall pick in the draft and acquire USC QB Mark Sanchez, ESPN.com reports. The Jets obtained the pick from the Browns and former head coach Eric Mangini for their first and second-round pick (No. 52), defensive end Kenyon Coleman, safety Abram Elam, and quarterback Brett Ratliff. Sanchez turned out to be their only pick in the entire draft. "I can't promise we're going to win the division," Sanchez said Saturday after the Jets made the former Southern California star the No. 5 overall pick following a trade with Cleveland. "I can't promise we're going to win the Super Bowl and I'm going to be the MVP of the league. "All I can promise is that I'm going to work hard." "When Mark was available at No. 5, we did what was in the best interest of the New York Jets," general manager Mike Tannenbaum said. Many Jets fans in attendance at the d...
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The Biz of Football:
PLAYERS:
Mark Sanchez,
Kenyon Coleman,
Abram Elam,
Brett Ratliff,
Kellen Clemens,
Brett Favre,
Matthew Stafford
TEAMS: Cleveland Browns, New York Jets
TEAMS: Cleveland Browns, New York Jets
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