For those who haven’t yet seen it, Washington Redskins TE Chris Cooley posted a blog addressing trade rumors involving himself, Denver Broncos QB Jay Cutler and the Browns.

Here it is, in its entirety, with edits made for The News-Herald’s family friendly blog:

It is rumored that there is a possible trade in the works for angry Jay Cutler. There were a couple different internet possibilities. The first would be with the Broncos, including Cutler and (TE Tony) Scheffler for (QB Jason) Campbell and myself. Another was a three-way trade between the Browns and in that scenario Campbell and I would go to Cleveland, Cutler/Scheffler would come here and the Broncos would get Brady Quinn, someone else and a draft pick.

Trade talk is a weird wake up at 6:30. Obviously something was said between teams to cause this Internet trading (poop) storm. I would be (very upset) if I got my (butt) shipped to Cleveland. But seriously, when the Internet is the first news I hear about something this big I would hope it to be speculation. Really, it could have been a couple owners (gossiping) and joking around about guys and someone leaked it. No big deal. I would be blown away to hear anything more. It is nice to read extreme skins posts about not wanting me to go. Thanks!

What stands out most here might be Cooley’s thoughts on being traded to Cleveland. Granted, he doesn’t specifically slam the team or city — at least not directly. But it seems fair for Browns fans to assume Cooley isn’t the only NFL player with this point of view. In a league where most players only get a couple of chances in their career to either cash in or win a ring, the constantly rebuilding Cleveland Browns can’t be an attractive destination.

That aside, it’s questionable whether this trade would even be any good for the Browns. Cooley could replace recently traded Kellen Winslow Jr., sure, but Campbell doesn’t seem like much of an upgrade and the Browns would apparently lose a precious draft pick.

-- Michael C. Butz