{"id":39462,"date":"2018-03-10T13:26:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T18:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=39462"},"modified":"2018-03-10T13:26:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T18:26:26","slug":"defensive-tackle-danny-shelton-traded-to-new-england-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/03\/10\/defensive-tackle-danny-shelton-traded-to-new-england-patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Defensive Tackle Danny Shelton Traded to New England Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/browns\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> are at it again. One day after trading for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LandJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarvis Landry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TaylTy00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyrod Taylor<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RandDa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Damarious Randall<\/a><\/strong>, the Browns are back on the trade market. This time, they\u2019ve traded former 2015 first-round pick <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/ShelDa01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Shelton<\/a><\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a>. The Patriots receive Shelton and a 2018 fifth-round pick, while the Browns receive a 2019 third-round pick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Updated via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FieldYates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FieldYates<\/a> and me: Browns trade Danny Shelton and a 5th round pick in &#8217;18 for the Patriots\u2019 3rd l-round pick in &#8217;19. And there it is, the fourth Browns\u2019 trade in less than 24 hours. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MQ6Qc8Dmha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/MQ6Qc8Dmha<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/972522828980523009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Report: Defensive Tackle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/ShelDa01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Shelton<\/a> Traded to New England Patriots<\/h2>\n<p>Shelton first entered the NFL as a first-round pick for the Cleveland Browns, and became an immediate starter. The former Brown appeared in all but two games throughout his career, an impressive feat for a position as physically demanding as defensive tackle. Additionally, Shelton has started in all but two of the games in which he has appeared.<\/p>\n<p>Shelton specializes as a run-stuffing defensive tackle. While he\u2019s not a threat as a pass rusher, he more than makes up his worth as a run defender. His 6\u20192\u201d, 343-pound frame makes him hard to move in the trenches, which frees up linebackers to make plays at the line.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Shelton is more than capable of making plays on his own. Over his three years in the league, the Washington product has recorded a combined 128 tackles. While that\u2019s not All-Pro caliber numbers, it\u2019s still solid production from an interior lineman.<\/p>\n<p>Shelton, a three-year NFL veteran, has one year remaining on his rookie deal. However, since he was a first-round pick, the Patriots do have the option to pick up a fifth year at an increased price. As of now, it is unclear if New England will exercise that option.<\/p>\n<p>Shelton joins a defensive tackle group led by fellow 2015 first-round pick <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BrowMa03.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malcolm Brown<\/a><\/strong>, along with fellow tackles <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GuyxLa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lawrence Guy<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/V\/ValeVi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vincent Valentine<\/a>. <\/strong>The big-bodied defensive tackle should immediately step in and contribute to a run defense that struggled at times last season.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"YRs8YRhPTO56IuAQpYGYPw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/875340750\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'YRs8YRhPTO56IuAQpYGYPw',sig:'aATbyt5P75Gc0s7j6WOjbBl8zhw-7qDpTxaRKe8pmCE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'875340750',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defensive tackle Danny Shelton has officially been traded from the Cleveland Browns to the New England Patriots. Shelton, a 2015 first-round pick out of Washington, has played in all but two games since entering the league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":39471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5,36],"tags":[264,1650,61,38,40],"class_list":["post-39462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-browns","category-patriots","category-nfl-news","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-danny-shelton","tag-football","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl"],"modified_by":"Al Preziosi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}