Don’t laugh. Former New York Jets general manager and current ESPN NFL analyst, Mike Tannenbaum, is suggesting the Giants trade for the troubled Cleveland Browns quarterback in a deal that would include Daniel Jones.
Speaking on the ESPN show Get Up this week, Tannenbaum outlined a deal that would send Jones to Cleveland in exchange for Watson and a second-round pick.
“Hear me out: If you’re the Cleveland Browns, you have Dorian Thompson-Robinson, you have Joe Flacco and now, a 27-year-old Daniel Jones who has one year left of guaranteed money for $36 million and an enormous amount of flexibility moving forward,” Tannebaum said, via the New York Post.
“If you’re the Giants, you’re getting Deshaun Watson, who’s 29, who’s making $46 million a year for the next three years and a second-round pick. To me, you need a front-line, difference-making quarterback. Right now, if you’re the Giants, how in the world do you win the NFC if you have to beat San Francisco, Green Bay, Dallas, Philly, and Detroit with Daniel Jones?”
The Giants, of course, would never even entertain such a trade, especially for Watson, whose troubled past would surely bring even more negative light on the team.
Jones may have been inconsistent and unavailable due to injuries during his five-year Giants career, but he is a model citizen. General manager Joe Schoen knows the Giants’ ownership wouldn’t go for it, either, so he’s not even thinking about Watson right now.
With the sixth pick in the upcoming NFL draft, the Giants — if they are serious about moving on from Jones — would use that pick to do it.
The Jets sent Moore to the Browns along with their third-round pick in next month’s NFL Draft for Cleveland’s second-round pick, according to a source.
The Jets now own picks No. 42 and 43 in the draft.
The question now becomes whether they will actually use both of those picks.
The Jets and the Packers are trying to hammer out a trade for Rodgers.
This gives them another second-round pick to play with.
The Jets may not have as much of a problem parting with a second-round pick if they have another one to use.
The Jets are trading wide receiver Elijah Moore to the Browns.Bill Kostroun for the NY Post The Jets selected Elijah Moore in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft.Bill Kostroun for the NY Post
It has been speculated that the Jets would give up a second-round pick this year as part of the deal.
That signing made Moore expendable as Hardman plays mostly in the slot just like Moore.
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Moore, 22, gets a fresh start with the Browns after a disappointing and tumultuous 2022 season.
Moore caught just 37 passes for 446 yards and one touchdown last season.
In October, he requested a trade after growing frustrated with his lack of targets in the offense.
He had a blowup with former offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur in practice and was sent home and was made inactive for a game.
The Jets drafted Moore in the second round of the 2021 Draft and he showed promise as a rookie with 43 catches for 538 yards and five touchdowns in 11 games.
But he struggled to develop chemistry with quarterback Zach Wilson and seemed to play better when other quarterbacks were in the game.
During the Steelers’ 28-14 win over the Browns at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday, Pittsburgh linebacker Alex Highsmith received a questionable CPR celebration after sacking Deshaun Watson in the game’s fourth quarter.
The celebration comes less than a week since Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field while playing against the Bengals. The safety received life-saving CPR after he went into cardiac arrest.
Immediately after the celebration, social media users began giving their takes. One football fan mocked Pittsburgh by calling the action “real classy” after Hamlin’s incident.
Radio host Isaac Wenzel questioned what he just saw and asked: “Did a Steelers player just do CPR in a big play celebration?”
“The Gunz Show” host Mike Gunz chimed in as well, saying “Of all weeks… not a great look. Yikes.” He later added Highsmith “obviously didn’t have any ill intention towards Hamlin. Just saying it happened and the timing wasn’t the greatest.”
The Steelers performed a CPR celebration days after Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field.CBS
Despite the celebration, Highsmith has been supportive of Hamlin’s recovery with the linebacker posting that he is “praying” for the 24-year-old safety on Twitter.
Our NFL betting writer brings you his best Ravens vs. Browns predictions and picks for their NFL Week 15 meeting, which is live Saturday at 4:30 p.m. on NFL Network.
Without a definite answer at starting quarterback, the Baltimore Ravens visit an AFC North rival for the second straight week when they meet the Cleveland Browns as part of Saturday’s NFL triple-header at 4:30 p.m. ET on NFL Network.
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Browns vs. Ravens predictions and analysis
The Ravens (9-4) overcame quarterback health issues to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 16-14 last week to remain tied with Cincinnati for the AFC North lead. Tyler Huntley started in place of Lamar Jackson (knee) but took a jarring hit to the head and left the game due to concussion protocol. Rookie Anthony Brown finished the job. But Huntley was a full participant in practice Wednesday and is trending toward playing against the Browns (while Jackson is not).
Cleveland (5-8) will be desperate for a win to remain barely afloat in the AFC playoff race. The Browns had won consecutive games for the first time all season when they beat Tampa Bay and Houston, but that streak ended with a 23-10 loss to the Bengals, Joe Burrow’s first time beating Cleveland. Deshaun Watson improved slightly in his second game back from an 11-game suspension for sexual misconduct lawsuits. But will it be too little, too late for the Browns in the bigger picture?
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Ravens moneyline
It can be hard to trust the Ravens this season. Though 9-4, they’re only 5-7-1 against the spread. All four of their losses have come from blowing second-half leads against the Dolphins, Bills, Giants and Jaguars.
But we need to put those concerns aside and believe in the Ravens this week for several reasons, starting with the fact that this series has been historically lopsided — Baltimore has won 24 of the past 29 meetings, including five of the past six.
No matter if it’s Huntley or Brown at quarterback, the Ravens’ identity is a strong defense and reliance on the run game. They beat the Browns 23-20 earlier this season with 160 rushing yards and just 94 passing yards; Huntley and Brown only had to combine for 94 passing yards last week against Pittsburgh because the Ravens gained 215 yards on 42 carries.
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The Browns rank roughly in the bottom third of the league in rushing defense (128.1 ypg allowed) and have several linebackers injured, most recently Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, who was placed on IR. On top of that, defense travels. The Ravens have yielded less than 10 points per game over their past four victories.
The line is the way it is most likely due to Jackson’s and Huntley’s injuries. Get the Ravens at this number while you can; they’re clearly the better team.
Browns vs. Ravens pick: Ravens money line @ +135 with Caesars Sportsbook
Under 37 total points
The Ravens have hit the over just four times in 13 games. It sure helps to have a defense that yields just 19.2 points per game (eighth in the NFL) and 81.2 yards per game (second).
The Browns’ run game struggled last week, gaining just 71 yards against the Bengals, and Baltimore has held the Browns to 84.3 rushing yards on average over their past three meetings.
The Ravens’ acquisition of linebacker Roquan Smith has truly bolstered the defense against both the run and the pass.
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And while the Browns are 7-5-1 in the O/U category this year, the under has hit in each of their past three games. The transition to Watson at quarterback has come with growing pains.
Browns vs. Ravens pick: Under 37 points scored @ -110 with Caesars Sportsbook
Deshaun Watson to throw over 0.5 interceptions
Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett exited Sunday’s game early with a concussion, and Mitch Trubisky took the bulk of the snaps against the Ravens.
End result: three more interceptions for the Baltimore defense’s total. Smith and fellow linebacker Patrick Queen each grabbed one, along with safety Marcus Williams, who leads the team with four.
The Ravens are now tied for second in the league with 14 interceptions over 13 games. That’s helped them to a plus-9 turnover differential, also second-best in the NFL behind Philadelphia.
Watson has had plenty of rust to shake off after sitting out all of 2021 and more than half of this season. He’s thrown one interception in each of his first two games. Bet on the Ravens to make that three straight.
Browns vs. Ravens pick: Browns QB Deshaun Watson to throw over 0.5 interceptions @ -111 at Caesars Sportsbook
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“Honestly before then, I was just an average hair and makeup stylist who did weddings and other kinds of things,” Kaye recently recalled to The Post.
“Sophie herself had found me on Instagram and I was in our house in Florida at the time, the draft was in Cleveland, but I have a second home in Cleveland. She emailed me and my husband was like, ‘You fly up there and you go do the draft,’” she continued. “So I did and ever since then, I just started getting sports clients, specifically with the NFL.”
Sophie Scott with boyfriend Mac Jones during the 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland. Instagram
Sophie Scott shows off her NFL Draft glam by makeup and hair stylist Allison Kaye. Instagram
Kaye, who has been styling since the age of 6, even running a neighborhood salon out of a friend’s bathroom, continues to make a name for herself as a stylist in the sports sector, working with the likes of Allison Kuch, the wife of Browns defensive end Isaac Rochell, Alyssa Takitaki, the wife of Browns linebacker Sione Takitaki, and Hannah Lewis, the girlfriend of Patriots rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe.
Ahead of Zappe’s second career start against the Browns on Oct. 16, Lewis showed off her glamorous game-day styling from Kaye, which included a playful ponytail adorned with hair jewelry. Those pieces, according to Kaye, are something she’d like to incorporate into future looks.
“In her pony[tail], you can see the silver hair jewelry in there,” Kaye said of Lewis. “She was like, ‘I want some kind of pony,’ and I was like, ‘OK, here’s how we should do it,’ and then I have this hair jewelry and she had never seen anything like that. She was like, ‘That’s so cool,’ and [it] ended up being a hit.”
Hannah Lewis, the girlfriend of Patriots rookie quarterback Hannah Lewis, shows off her game day look in October 2022. Instagram/Allison Kaye
For Hannah Lewis’ look, Allison Kaye added hair jewelry to her client’s playful ponytail. Instagram/Allison Kaye
Hannah Lewis shows off the finish product during boyfriend Bailey Zappe’s Patriots game in October 2022. Instagram/Allison Kaye
When it comes to curating a look, it’s something of a collaboration between Kaye and the client.
“It’s just fun to see what the girls want to do and to see where their inspo [inspiration] is and kind of elevate their inspiration,” she said. “So they show me something and then, in my mind, my first thought is, how do we elevate this to make this something that people will talk about and is different?”
Styling NFL clients has been a fun experience for Kaye, as she’s been able to get “wild and creative” when producing the looks.
Hair and makeup artist Allison KayeCourtesy of Allison Kaye
“What I think is awesome, specifically, about the NFL, is that their styling that I do with them can kind of be very wild and creative,” she said, “and it makes sense because it is the NFL, whereas I feel like for maybe some of the other sports, it’s a little more tame.”
For instance, when Alyssa Takitaki watched her husband’s Browns team defeat the Bengals on Halloween night Monday, Kaye created a “fun and glamorous” look for primetime.
“We decided to go with some glamorous curls but added in the braids for fun with hair jewelry incorporated into the braid [silver and gold rings] secured with Cleveland Browns color, orange, hair elastics,” Kaye shared. “Makeup-wise we kept it glamorous and fun with a glitter eyeshadow and wing.”
Allison Kaye created a special look for Alyssa Takitaki, the wife of Browns linebacker Sione Takitaki, on Oct. 31, 2022. Instagram/Allison Kaye
Alyssa Takitaki sported curls and hair jewelry during the Browns’ Halloween 2022 win over the Bengals. Instagram/Allison Kaye
Though styling for February’s Super Bowl and NFL Honors is at the top of Kaye’s bucket list, the Florida-based stylist also has her eyes on the ultimate prize.
“My goal now is to kind of be, since I don’t know of any other stylists who really are specifically niched in the NFL, is to be that and kind of be an originator of game-day glam,” Kaye said.
“I’ve really enjoyed working with them [the wives and girlfriends of players] and making game day special for them.”
Our NFL betting expert brings you his best Browns vs. Patriots predictions and picks for their NFL Week 6 showdown, which is live Sunday on CBS at 1 p.m. ET.
After losing three of their last four games, the Cleveland Browns desperately need a win to get back on track. But they’ll be facing an uphill battle this week when the New England Patriots come to town fresh off a 29-point triumph.
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Patriots vs. Browns picks and analysis
For Bill Belichick, Cleveland was once home. It’s where he got his first head coaching job way back in 1991, however, quite a bit has changed over the past 31 years.
He’s guided New England to glory, while the Browns have spent the majority of the past three decades in the cellar of their division. With a lethal backfield duo and some defensive star power, hope is slowly starting to trickle back into Cleveland, though, and a win on Sunday against the franchise’s former coach can only strengthen spirits.
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Patriots +2.5
If there’s one thing Belichick has learned in all his years of coaching, it’s how to limit the strongest facet of an opposing team’s offense.
The rushing attack is the most potent element of the Browns’ unit, so expect Belichick and the Patriots’ defense to make life as uncomfortable as possible for Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt. That’ll force Cleveland to put more responsibility in quarterback Jacoby Brissett’s hands, and it’s hard to imagine he’s up for that challenge.
New England is familiar with Brissett considering it drafted him back in 2019, and while he’s been serviceable, he hasn’t necessarily been the driving force in either of the Browns’ two wins this season.
Cleveland is also 2-6 against the spread in its last eight home games, so the Patriots should be in prime position to keep it close — or even win outright — come Sunday.
Our Pick: Patriots to cover +2.5 @ -115 with Caesars Sportsbook
Under 43.5 total points
When the Patriots hit the road, you can almost guarantee they double-check their luggage to make sure they’ve packed phone chargers, toothbrushes and maybe a crossword or two to pass the time. But they always seem to forget one thing.
Points.
The total has failed to go over in 11 of New England’s last 16 road games. When the Patriots venture out of Massachusetts to play a team that’s below .500, the under becomes even more appealing, as it’s gone 14-2 in New England’s last 16 games away from home against opponents with losing records.
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Considering the Browns are 2-3, stick with the trends here. Even if the Patriots did remember to pack the points, there’s no way they made it through airport security with them in their carry-ons.
Our Pick: Under 43.5 total points @ -110 with Caesars Sportsbook
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Amari Cooper anytime touchdown scorer +220
When Cleveland isn’t running the ball, chances are it’s looking to get the ball to Cooper through the air.
Cooper has received 43 of the team’s 155 targets this season (27.8 percent), including six in the red zone. Of those six looks, he’s caught three of them for touchdowns and is now set to face a New England defense that allows opponents to find the end zone 56.3 percent of the time they get inside the 20.
Assuming the Patriots make their primary focus containing Chubb and Hunt in the backfield, Cooper undoubtedly becomes the No. 1 option in the offense.
He’s been on the field for over 83 percent of the Browns’ plays this season, so get ready for him to carry an extended role on Sunday if Cleveland wants to have any chance of staying in the game.
Our Pick: Amari Cooper to score a touchdown at +220 with Caesars Sportsbook
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