The Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans completed a deal that sent shock waves through the league.

As part of the deal, Cleveland acquired quarterback Brock Osweiler, a 2018 second-round pick and a 2017 sixth-round pick in exchange for a 2017 fourth-round pick. The Texans also dumped a lot of cap space to potentially make room for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. Cleveland entered free agency with an excess of $100 million in cap space so they had the flexibility to take on such a cap number.

ESPN's Bill Barnwell evaluated the trade and gave the Browns a 'B-.' The Texans, by comparison, received a 'B.'

"The Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans completed a stunning trade Thursday, and it might be one of the rare moves in which both teams win. Houston hit the reset button on its disastrous decision to sign Osweiler last offseason and sent the embattled quarterback to Cleveland along with a 2017 sixth-round pick and a second-rounder in the 2018 draft in exchange for a 2017 fourth-rounder. If the math seems off to you, you aren't crazy: A second-rounder is worth more than a fourth-rounder. The debate over how much a second-round pick is worth in a vacuum might be what ends up deciding whether this trade was a good idea."

Barnwell took it a step further and dove into the trade head first with this full summary.

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The biggest issue that most NFL executives have is that the Browns essentially bought a draft pick. Osweiler was clearly not the focus of the trade. However, the Browns had an excess of cap space to spend because the NFL requires them to spend a certain percentage. It made more sense than spending money on scrap free agents and potentially hamstringing their cap space in future years.

The person that should be most skeptical of this trade is owner Jimmy Haslam. While not hurting for money, the team basically spent $16 million for a draft pick. The deal was definitely ran by Haslam before it was completed. Executive Vice President of Football Operations Sashi Brown did offer a way to recuperate some of that money. The team released quarterback Robert Griffin III which saved the team roughly $6.75 million.

If the Browns are able to find a trade partner for Osweiler in order to acquire a draft pick and get some of the money back owed to Osweiler, it's a home run. If the team releases Osweiler, and another team signs him, the money paid to him in 2016 will be subtracted from Cleveland's tab, which will at least make it look more reasonable.