{"id":60556,"date":"2019-03-08T17:27:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T22:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=60556"},"modified":"2021-03-13T14:24:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T19:24:52","slug":"giants-send-olivier-vernon-browns-kevin-zeitler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/03\/08\/giants-send-olivier-vernon-browns-kevin-zeitler\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Giants Send Olivier Vernon to Cleveland Browns for Kevin Zeitler, Swap Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Giants<\/a> have finally made a significant change to their roster for the upcoming season, shipping one of their largest cap hits out of town in exchange for a high ranked, experienced offensive lineman.<\/span><\/p>\n

Linebacker <\/span>Olivier Vernon<\/a><\/b>, who would have cost up to $19.5 million to the Giants against the salary cap, will be sent to the Cleveland Browns<\/a> in a deal that was widely reported Friday morning. Vernon was entering the fourth season of a five-year, $85 million contract he signed with Big Blue in 2016, a move made under former general manager\u00a0<\/span>Jerry Reese<\/a><\/b> that has since been widely scrutinized. The Giants new regime, led by general manager\u00a0<\/span>Dave Gettleman<\/b> and head coach\u00a0<\/span>Pat Shurmur<\/b>, tried to make a move for a linebacker throughout last season but no deals were made. This deal, which cannot become official before March 13th, finally moves what would have been the third largest contract (behind only <\/span>Eli Manning<\/a><\/b> and <\/span>Odell Beckham<\/a>, Jr.<\/b>) from New York, freeing them to have more options in the free agency market. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Giants traded DE Olivier Vernon for RG Kevin Zeitler, source tells ESPN.<\/p>\n

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n