Mort: Cowboys expect to trade Romo to Texans or Broncos ***MERGE***

[GhostOfPelluer]

Lindsey Duke giggity giggity

 

[AzorAhai]

 

[JeffG]

So at the very least I guess we know we're not getting Houston's 2nd round pick.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

NFL stunner: Texans trade QB Brock Osweiler AND a 2018 second-round pick to Cleveland for the Browns to take Osweiler’s $16M salary of Houston’s books, per league sources. The move clears out millions in salary-cap space for Houston to intensify efforts to sign former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, per sources. To be exact, Houston saves $16 million in cash and $10 million against their cap this season. The Texans also will get the Browns’ fourth-round pick this year in exchange for their own 6th-round pick. So Cleveland gets Osweiler’s contract, a 2018 second-round pick and a 2017 sixth-round pick, and Houston gets Cleveland’s 2017 fourth-round pick, saves $10 million in salary-cap space and $16 million in cash. Cleveland is not committed to keeping Osweiler and is likely to try to trade him, per sources. If so, it would turn into a basketball-like trade in which NBA teams routinely trade contracts to get them off their books; only it rarely, if ever, happens in the NFL. It’s hard to remember in the salary-cap era another team when a team traded a contract to get it off its books. But Houston was so anxious to rid itself of Osweiler and move on to its next quarterbacking chapter that it is giving Cleveland extra picks to take him and his contract. The Browns headed into this free-agent signing period with over $100 million worth of salary-cap space and would struggle to spend it all. Now they can devote some of it to Osweiler’s contract and acquiring extra draft picks from Houston. But this is one of the most, if not the most, creative trade in NFL history.

 

[Carson]

So if Romo goes to Houston how much cap relief do we get? I'm sure it's answered but at my office right now!

 

[JohnsKey19]

I think the Cowboys floated this rumor hoping to get someone(Den/Hou) to bite at the last second. This is basically Jerry waiting for the phone to ring with 10 secs left on draft day. Expect a release, as originally reported.

 

[CWR]

Hahahah, man I was alreading eating crow. I may have to throw it right back up! Get it done Jerry.

 

[HardHittin'Witten]

LOL Cleveland

 

[sureletsrace]

I think the Cowboys floated this rumor hoping to get someone(Den/Hou) to bite at the last second. This is basically Jerry waiting for the phone to ring with 10 secs left on draft day. Expect a release, as originally reported.

Wrong - Houston just got rid of Osweiler and cleared the books. Watch. They're going all in for Romo.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Wow Houston just traded Osweiler!!!!!

 

[CWR]

I think the Cowboys floated this rumor hoping to get someone(Den/Hou) to bite at the last second. This is basically Jerry waiting for the phone to ring with 10 secs left on draft day. Expect a release, as originally reported.

Except the dealine here is fictional and made up by our front office entirely.

 

[TonyS]

Cleveland may end up helping the Cowboys after all!

 

[JohnsKey19]

Wrong - Houston just got rid of Osweiler and cleared the books. Watch. They're going all in for Romo.

LOL

As soon as I typed it too LOL

 

[sureletsrace]

Schefter going bonkers right now, got 3 phones going. Hahaha

 

[Nexx]

So at the very least I guess we know we're not getting Houston's 2nd round pick.

2018.....

 

[JohnsKey19]

Wrong - Houston just got rid of Osweiler and cleared the books. Watch. They're going all in for Romo.

Reverse jinx!!!

 

[Rockdoc]

Houston has to trade for romo
Cleveland did the best they could
Houston will also draft a qb

 

[LittleD]

Hold the phones... Denver is trying to trade Siemian right now so the deal of the century is on.
Jerry is now holding all aces and is waiting to cash in the big chips on Romo.
Any other teams want to play?

 

[Nirvana]

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His previous tweet was changed to this. It had a 4th rd pick going to Denver instead of a 3rd. Slight tweak. Just his speculation but it is intriguing as to what could be in the works. I think the general idea is very on-point as to what is going on behind scenes. Ie. a 3-way trade. Thoughts on Richardson btw?

 

[EMMITTnROY]

She does nothing for me. I don't like the super tanned/bleached blonde look at all.