The Cleveland Browns traded their first-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft as a part of the trade to acquire QB Deshaun Watson. That trade, along with acquiring WR Amari Cooper in another trade, are the biggest moves of their offseason so far. Sitting back to see how the rest of the AFC North made moves in the first round.
With the AFC a loaded conference, the path to the playoffs is much simpler by winning the division title. Last year, the Cincinnati Bengals took that title and ran with it all the way to the Super Bowl. The Pittsburgh Steelers limped into the playoffs while the Baltimore Ravens struggled with injuries all year.
All four teams in the division have hopes for the playoffs in 2022 and have made moves this offseason with that in mind. So what did the division do on Thursday night?
Baltimore Ravens
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The Ravens turned, seemingly, getting jumped for DT Jordan Davis into drafting safety Kyle Hamilton out of Notre Dame. Hamilton was seen as a clear-cut top-10 pick before running slower than expected at the NFL combine.
Shortly after that, Baltimore traded starting WR Marquise Brown and pick #100 to Arizona for pick #23. Brown tweeted about the trade and moving on from Lamar Jackson:
According to Josina Anderson, Brown wanted to move on. Reuniting with former Oklahoma teammate Kyler Murray seems to be a good fit:
The trade may have been in the works as Brown showed up at Arizona’s draft party shortly after it was announced:
The trade of Brown leaves the Ravens with Rashod Bateman as their primary receiver to go along with TE Mark Andrews in the team’s passing attack.
Baltimore traded back from the 23rd to 25th pick, adding pick #130, in a trade with the Buffalo Bills. Instead of replacing Brown, the team added the top center in the draft, Tyler Linderbaum.
The Ravens had a solid draft so far and have a good amount of draft capital to work with but may have upset their…
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