Pats trade Jamie Collins

[flyingelvis]

WTF? According to Schefter.

 

[Across The Field]

Hell yes, Browns. If they can get him under contract this could be a huge acquisition for us.

 

[molsaniceman]

Browns acquired LB Jamie Collins from the Patriots for a compensatory third-round pick.

The Pats seemed to solve their contract logjam by sending Chandler Jones to the Cardinals over the offseason, but they have now offloaded perhaps their best player for a late third-round pick. It is a stunning move which certainly has much more backstory than we know about right now. Collins should play inside linebacker for the Browns and is a massive upgrade over Demario Davis and Chris Kirksey. As long as the Browns are able to get him under contract, this should end up being a great trade for Cleveland. New England now has to lock up Dont'a Hightower to a long-term deal.

guess he was in BBs doghouse

 

[NWPATSFAN]

Thomas heading to NE? There has to be MUCH more to this trade. That or there are other teams involved and information hasn't leaked/been released yet. I'm not a fan unless I see something mind boggling come from this. Love HT but letting Collins go

 

[flyingelvis]

But why would Cleveland want a rental at 0-8? Maybe just the Browns being the Browns.

Wouldn't the Pats get a compensatory pick anyway if he signed elsewhere at the end of the season?

This makes no sense unless he's being disruptive.

 

[Broncos6482]

I don't understand this at all. I thought the whole point of shipping off Chandler Jones was so they could have money for Collins. Instead, they ship off Collins for a third round pick, which is probably what they would have gotten as a compensatory pick had they lost him in free agency anyway.

Either Collins did something awful that we just haven't heard about yet, or Bill Belichick decided to make the worst trade he could think of to see if he would still be labeled a genius.

 

[NorEEzta]

WTF? According to Schefter.

WTF? Is right.

 

[megalodon30]

No worse punishment than sending a guy to the Browns. Wonder what he did to Belichick to deserve this.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

Still trying to figure this trade out

 

[DHoey]

No worse punishment than sending a guy to the Browns. Wonder what he did to Belichick to deserve this.

He called Jisselle ugly

 

[NEPatsfan]

 

[Breed]

Contractual issues being cited by Ian Rapport on NFLN as to why Collins was traded.

IR basically said Collins and the team couldn't come to an agreement far as a long term deal and the team didn't wanna pony up the 15 mill to franchise him. From Collins side, he's supposedly cool with going to Cleveland if they don't want him in NE.

 

[Broncos6482]

He called Jisselle ugly

So BB hates people that tell the truth?

 

[bksballer89]

So fucked up. Go from the best team to the worst team

 

[DHoey]

So BB hates people that tell the truth?

I'm not going to get into the inner workings of BB and the Patriots.....it's never worth it.

 

[Dr Cyanide 28]

wtf is this?

 

[bksballer89]

Contractual issues being cited by Ian Rapport on NFLN as to why Collins was traded.

LMAO damn that's messed up. They were like you want to bitch about your contract? Fine we'll trade your bitch ass to Cleveland

 

[Broncos6482]

I'm honestly just baffled by this. There has to be more to the story, either more compensation for the Patriots, or Collins did something that we haven't heard about yet. That's the only thing I can think of.

If it's simply a matter that they didn't think they could re-sign him in the offseason, then I do think this was a terrible trade.

 

[flyingelvis]

LMAO damn that's messed up. They were like you want to bitch about your contract? Fine we'll trade your bitch ass to Cleveland

And the Browns will tag your ass.

 

[Dr Cyanide 28]

he would have fetched a 3rd round comp pick leaving FA as it was... jesus...
what are u doing bill?