Saints Could Trade Now-Healthy Starter to Browns

Browns Could Trade For Trevor Penning After Dawand Jones Injury

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Cleveland Browns are actively looking for tackle help. The only problem is that most of the available veterans are on the older side, and a player like that won’t help a rebuilding team like the Browns. Solidifying the offensive line makes sense, as this team must protect the aging Joe Flacco and rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. However, this team is very much in a rebuild and shouldn’t give up draft picks for aging veterans with limited time left in their careers.

Because of this, Trevor Penning could be the best trade option out there. While he never came close to justifying his first-round draft pedigree, he’s a fine short-term stopgap that shouldn’t cost more than a conditional late-round pick. Now entering the final year of his contract, New Orleans would probably prefer a draft pick over his services, as he likely isn’t in the team’s long-term plans. Penning missed the first three games of the season to injury, but he’s practicing and should be back to full strength. Assuming he can pass a physical, this trade makes perfect sense for both sides.