Kansas City is trading its first-round pick Thursday night, along with three other picks in the 2021 and 2022 drafts, to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for Pro Bowl OT Orlando Brown and one pick in the 2021 draft and another in 2022, per sources.
The Ravens now have two first rounders, two 3rd rounders and two 4th rounders along with a 5th from the Chiefs for next year.
They clearly didn't want wait to make a trade until after the draft because those draft picks wouldn't help the team in 2021 but now, they've traded a disgruntled player and added some serious assets in this year's draft.
The Chiefs were going to acquire a good to great left tackle somehow this offseason and the Ravens were the beneficiary of their needs.
The Ravens have ammunition to move up and select a real difference maker at WR which they need [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Well, if you look at it from the Raven's perspective, they just traded a malcontent who had no place on their offensive line for a 1st, 3rd and 4th round pick this season.
From their POV, it's a great trade.
Other than they just made us stronger, yeah.
If I were The Ravens, I would've sent him anywhere but here, but I guess nobody was offering enough.
It totally stocks their draft up nicely.
I just wouldn't have thought that they'd want to deal with US. I figured they'd send him anywhere else. [Reply]
Originally Posted by The Franchise:
Because they said a team who needed a LT might trade for one? They also said the Colts...and Bears....and other teams.
They singled us out as actually having productive talks with the Ravens for Brown. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
They gained a 3rd and a 4th round pick in addition to a one round pick upgrade this year (1st to 2nd) and a one round pick upgrade (5th to 6th) next year. It's obviously not nothing, but I don't think it's particularly a lot for a player who can make this kind of impact either. And to also trade him to the team that you have to beat to make it to where you need to go? Not ideal either.
Those picks are far more valuable to the Ravens that a player than has no place on their roster.
You guys also need to keep in mind that the Baltimore Ravens basically convinced Terrell Suggs to report to the Chiefs after being claimed off of waivers during the 2019 season.
The Ravens have enough to worry about with Cleveland, Pittsburgh and an improving roster in Cincy without even thinking about competing with the Chiefs. [Reply]
The Ravens now have two first rounders, two 3rd rounders and two 4th rounders along with a 5th from the Chiefs for next year.
They clearly didn't want wait to make a trade until after the draft because those draft picks wouldn't help the team in 2021 but now, they've traded a disgruntled player and added some serious assets in this year's draft.
The Chiefs were going to acquire a good to great left tackle somehow this offseason and the Ravens were the beneficiary of their needs.
Both sides won this trade, but I still think KC came out better as they didn't give up as much as most thought they would. Plus they got a guy most people thought they wouldn't get. [Reply]
