Browns trade for Tyson Campbell, send Greg Newsome to Jaguars

On Wednesday night the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars swapped starting cornerbacks, sending Greg Newsome II to Jacksonville and Tyson Campbell to Cleveland, along with an exchange of 2026 late-round draft picks. Newsome and a 2026 sixth-round pick went to the Jaguars, while the Browns received Campbell and a 2026 seventh-rounder.

The move carries both financial and football implications for the teams. Campbell signed a four-year, $76.5 million extension with Jacksonville in 2024 that included substantial guarantees, while Newsome is playing on a fifth-year option this season that pays roughly $13.3 million and will make him a free agent after 2025. The trade gives Cleveland a player under team control for multiple seasons at a lower average cost than what retaining and extending Newsome likely would have required. For Jacksonville, acquiring Newsome reduces its long-term salary commitment and brings in a player whose contract situation is shorter term.

On the field, both players have been starting outside cornerbacks this season. Campbell has been noted for his run defense and physical press coverage, producing roughly in the mid-30s in tackles through five games and...