A day after grabbing headlines when they sent quarterback Joe Flacco to their archrival, the Cleveland Browns were back to trading with a familiar partner.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are trading cornerback Tyson Campbell and a 2026 seventh-round pick to the Browns in exchange for corner Greg Newsome II and a 2026 sixth-round choice, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported late Wednesday night.
The swap comes roughly half a year after the Browns traded the 2025 NFL Draft’s No. 2 pick to the Jaguars, who promptly selected another cornerback — and wide receiver — Travis Hunter.
On Tuesday, the Browns traded Flacco, who had been demoted to the team’s second-string quarterback behind Dillon Gabriel, to the Cincinnati Bengals. Cleveland general manager Andrew Berry was back at it a day later with the Jaguars, moving Newsome, a 2021 first-round pick and starter in every game this season for the Browns.
Campbell was also a high-round pick, plucked in the same draft at No. 33 overall in the second round, just seven slots behind Newsome (No. 26 overall).
While Newsome was drafted by Berry, Campbell was not taken by first-year Jags GM James Gladstone.
Newsome is entering the final season of his rookie contract, having had his fifth-year option picked up and due $13.3 million this year. Campbell, however, signed a lofty four-year, $76 million extension in the summer of 2024. He had $13.1 million in guaranteed salary due in 2026, along with a $10.5 million cap number.
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