The New York Jets re-shaped their wide receiver room over the past few days. That work included trading 2021 second-round pick Elijah Moore and a third-round pick (No. 74) in this year’s draft to the Cleveland Browns for a second-round pick (No. 42). Was it a good trade for the Jets?
On the one hand, you can say the Jets finally granted Moore his trade request from October. On the other, it’s still getting rid of a talented receiver that never really had a chance to shine due to the play at the quarterback position. However, the writing seemed to be on the wall once news broke that former Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman was joining the Jets. Hardman is a speedy slot receiver and so questions immediately came up as to what the roles for Hardman and Moore would be. As it turned out, Hardman more or less took Moore’s role. So it evens out in a sense, but Moore still has some untapped potential that Cleveland will hope to find with Deshaun Watson throwing him the football.
