Gunzlingr
04-25-2003, 10:38 PM
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
NEW YORK -- Forget the rumors that the Cleveland Browns are preparing to trade Tim Couch, the first overall player selected in the 1999 draft, to the quarterback-needy Dallas Cowboys.
There is more smoke surrounding that alleged deal than you might find in a Cuban cigar factory.
But in a lottery that figures to be marked by dealing first-round picks, and with the New York Jets and Chicago Bears having already begun the swap-fest Friday afternoon by exchanging early selections, there figures to be at least a few deals involving veteran players as well.
There were just three trades involving four veterans during the 2002 draft and, of course, the only blockbuster was the deal that sent quarterback Drew Bledsoe from New England to the Buffalo Bills. No one should count on any veterans of Bledsoe's magnitude changing teams over the weekend, but that doesn't mean there won't be some trading, especially on the second day of the lottery.
Here are 10 veterans who could be in new uniforms by Sunday evening:
more (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfldraft/columnist?id=1544739)
ESPN.com
NEW YORK -- Forget the rumors that the Cleveland Browns are preparing to trade Tim Couch, the first overall player selected in the 1999 draft, to the quarterback-needy Dallas Cowboys.
There is more smoke surrounding that alleged deal than you might find in a Cuban cigar factory.
But in a lottery that figures to be marked by dealing first-round picks, and with the New York Jets and Chicago Bears having already begun the swap-fest Friday afternoon by exchanging early selections, there figures to be at least a few deals involving veteran players as well.
There were just three trades involving four veterans during the 2002 draft and, of course, the only blockbuster was the deal that sent quarterback Drew Bledsoe from New England to the Buffalo Bills. No one should count on any veterans of Bledsoe's magnitude changing teams over the weekend, but that doesn't mean there won't be some trading, especially on the second day of the lottery.
Here are 10 veterans who could be in new uniforms by Sunday evening:
more (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfldraft/columnist?id=1544739)