Greg Newsome’s admission after being traded to the Jaguars may have given a peek into how the Browns’ locker room is feeling
Newsome said it’s going to be a big change for him.
The Cleveland Browns have been busy on the NFL trade market over the last couple of weeks. Last week, the Browns made a move that needed to be made by adding OT Cam Robinson from the Houston Texans. Earlier this week, the Browns made a surprise move to ship QB Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals. Cleveland again made headlines on Wednesday night when it shipped Greg Newsome II to the Jaguars.
Newsome had been rumored to be a trade chip for quite some time, and the Browns finally pulled the trigger on making the trade with the Jaguars. Cleveland added a cornerback of similar value, Tyson Campbell, and they saved some cash doing it — over $8 million in cap space it’ll look to roll over. Now with the Jaguars, Newsome has had his first media appearance, and it isn’t a great look for the Browns.
What Greg Newsome said after landing with the Jaguars could be telling
“That was the biggest difference, obviously, like in Cleveland, ‘we gotta find a way, we gotta find a way’,” Newsome said on Friday. “Then when I get here, I’m like, ‘wow, we just won’. Obviously, I didn’t play, but we just won. It feels amazing. I’m just going to try to do my best to help them keep this upward trend.”
Newsome went from being with the 1-4 Browns, who are on track to have the No. 2 pick in 2026 once again. Now with Jacksonville, Newsome is with a team that is 4-1 and just beat the Kansas City Chiefs. Cleveland owns the Jaguars’ first-round pick in 2026 after their draft day trade in April with the No. 2 and No. 5 overall picks that were spent on CB Travis Hunter and DT Mason Graham. Newsome gets to spend the fifth year of his contract with a team that is on track to make the playoffs, unlike the Browns.
With Cleveland, Newsome recorded three interceptions in five seasons since he was a first-round pick back in 2021. Newsome has always been a starter for the Browns, with his first two seasons coming on the outside, while spending the 2023 and 2024 seasons in the slot. Due to an Achilles injury to Martin Emerson Jr., Newsome has been pushed back outside this season and has played well. Cleveland didn’t see itself extending Newsome, and he now gets that opportunity in Jacksonville.
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