Browns trade for Jarvis Landry!

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The Cleveland Browns decided to not wait for free agency next week to strike first and John Dorsey's first move was a decisive one as the Cleveland Browns traded a 2018 and 2019 draft pick to the Miami Dolphins to obtain wide receiver Jarvis Landry before the free agency scramble began.

As of this writing, the draft picks have not been officially announced but are expected to be the Browns third-round pick in 2018 and a day three pick in the 2019 draft.
The third-round pick will be the first of the round, but the Browns were able to keep all three of their second-rounders (their own, the Texans and the Eagles) and I would be fine with the trade, had the Browns traded the Eagles pick, so this is a more than reasonable cost.

Editor's Note: The actual cost turned out to be the Browns 4th rounder in 2018 and a 7th rounder in 2019.
Landry had been tagged as the Dolphins franchise (Non-Exclusive) player, but the Dolphins had been shopping him as they wanted to clear cap space, which the Browns had in abundance.
Cleveland is expected to revise the terms of Landry's contract with a new one, which locks him over the long-term (the franchise stipulation is one year).

Jarvis Landry brings arguably the best slot receiver in football to Cleveland and the type of hands that the Browns haven't seen in years, which is a nice asset for someone paid to catch the football, but even more important for a team that employs Corey Coleman at a high price tag.
Landry isn't a field stretcher, but few slot receivers are- but other than that, Landry brings qualities that the Browns currently lack besides just catching the football.
Landry is a fiery competitor for a team in need of one, will open up more opportunities for a hopefully motivated Josh Gordon deep, and will help the over-the-middle options for David Njoku.
Landry's 400 receptions are an NFL record for a player's first four seasons and having Jarvis Landry around in the short to intermediate passing game is going to help a young quarterback (or a veteran one as well) in so many ways.
I expect to see Landry used very much in the same manner that Todd Haley used his slot receivers in Pittsburgh, get him the football (I don't expect to see his reception numbers decrease greatly) in space, and find more ways than just short passes to allow Landry to make plays.

Gotta love this deal on many levels, so I give this one a big thumbs up.
BUT as I'm writing this, the Browns have made not one, but TWO more trades, so I'll be back later tonight with my thoughts on BOTH of these trades as John Dorsey has begun his revamp of the Browns talent base...