Would the Cleveland Browns consider trading Amari Cooper?

The NFL trade deadline doesn't receive the same hype as similar deadlines in the NBA and Major League Baseball.

That's partly because it's more difficult to integrate a new player into an NFL team given the complexity of the sport in general. (Or perhaps more accurately, because coaches feel the need to complicate it.) There are also salary cap issues, although as with most things, there are ways around this if a team or player is motivated enough is .

According to NFL.com, teams have slowly gotten used to the idea of ​​in-season trades in recent years. At the deadline in 2022, 13 players changed teams, more than twice as many as in any other year since 2010.

Last year, only six players changed teams at the deadline, but those moves included two big names as the Washington Commanders sent defensive ends Montez Sweat and Chase Young out of town at the deadline.

That brings us to the Cleveland Browns, who are 1-3 after Sunday's loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. There may still be 13 games left on the schedule, but speculation that the Browns could be a hot seller this fall is starting to heat up.

On Monday, ESPN's Adam Schefter talked about how the Kansas City Chiefs are now likely in the market for a wide receiver after Rashee Rice injured his knee on Sunday. And one player who may be on Kansas City's radar is Cleveland wide receiver Amari Cooper.

Would general manager Andrew Berry be open to the idea if the Chiefs called about Cooper?

At first glance, the answer appears to be no, as Cooper is the type of experienced receiver the Browns need, especially with a wide receiver room that overall hasn't done much to intimidate opposing defenses.

But what if 1-3 turns into 1-7 or 2-6 after a series of games in October against the Washington Commanders, Philadelphia Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens? Could this change Berry's thoughts on leaving Cooper?

Another thing to keep in mind is that the Browns converted all but a little over $1.2 million of Cooper's salary for this season into a signing bonus over the summer. This small financial maneuver means salary shouldn't be a factor in making a trade, as the team acquiring Cooper would only be looking at a tick over $600,000 in salary if a deal goes through at the trade deadline, according to spotrac . com.

If the trade doesn't happen by the deadline, the Browns would take a $7.8 million cap hit this year, according to spotrac.com.

Again, this is currently just speculation based on the Chiefs suffering a serious injury to one of their starting wide receivers.

But if a tough September turns into an even uglier October, the Browns may be open to business as teams bring in some of their veteran players.