During a press conference to wrap up a Day One of the 2012 NFL Draft that saw the Cleveland Browns select running back Trent Richardson fourth overall and quarterback Brandon Weeden with the 22nd pick, general manager Tom Heckert admitted that the team will be discussing the possibility of trading third-year quarterback Colt McCoy.
"It's something we'll talk about tonight and tomorrow," Heckert said via the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
A 2010 third round pick out of Texas, McCoy has started 21 games for the Browns over the previous two seasons, completing 400-of-685 pass attempts for 4,309 yards with 20 touchdowns and 20 interceptions.
The selection of Weeden could cause McCoy to push for a trade as the Brows had publicly committed to McCoy as their quarterback and, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, told McCoy that they were not going to take a quarterback in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
McCoy missed the final three games of the 2011 season with a concussion, but is expected to recover and has two seasons remaining on his rookie contract. The Browns could do quite well in a trade for McCoy, as he's still just 24-year-old, already has over a seasons' worth of starting experience and will make the league minimum in 2012 ($540,000) and 2013 ($630,000), though next year's salary could rise through playing-time or performance incentives.
Weeden, who'll turn 29 in October, pursued a professional baseball career before landing at Oklahoma State in 2007. In 30 games for the Cowboys, Weeden completed 766-of-1,102 pass attempts for 9,260 yards with 75 touchdowns and just 27 interceptions.
source: Mac's Football Blog
author: Brian McIntyre
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