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April 9, 2013The connections between the Raiders and Browns seem to keep getting stronger, or at least more strongly anecdotal. First the report that the Raiders badly wanted to keep Desmond Bryant, whom the Browns signed in free agency. Now, Pro Football Talk is reporting that the Raiders have signed former Browns safety Usama Young. Details of the deal aren’t available yet.
Darin Gantt of PFT makes the connection that Usama Young will rejoin his former Saints secondary coach Dennis Allen, now with the Raiders.
So, even if the money is nowhere close to being equal, I’ll still take the Desmond Bryant for Usama Young swap. Young was expected to nail down a starting spot for the Cleveland Browns, but ultimately couldn’t stay healthy for parts of his two years with the team.
Young originally signed a 3-year deal with the Browns for $5.9 million. He earned $1.7 million in 2011 and $1.8 million in 2012 before the Browns decided to save the approximately $2.25 million in cap space by cutting him loose.
[Related: Raiders “badly wanted to re-sign Desmond Bryant, per Peter King]
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When will the Raiders learn that picking up the Browns’ trash isn’t the way to build a quality football team?
Deja deja deja vu – Seneca is next!
bryant > young, maiava
Could be they’re banking on the fact that the football gods will turn our former players from bums to contenders.
they may want to check with McDaniel’s Broncos
or Romeo’s Chiefs
hey, both those teams had Quinn too (among many other former Browns). also, both those HC’s didn’t more than another season.
Shhh…..after JAX and Detroit have cut him, it’s Robiskie’s last shot at a job
But before, teams would take our players that either “had potential” or “showed some promise”. Now the plan might be to take our dregs to kick-start the ol’ Cleveland Curse(TM).