Lee Suggs Dealt to Jets By: Site Staff Date: Aug 14, 2006 TheOBR.com has learned that RB Lee Suggs has been traded to the New York Jets for CB Derrick Strait. A full report from the OBR's Fred Greetham is on the way... TheOBR.com has learned that RB Lee Suggs has been traded to the New York Jets for CB Derrick Strait. A full report from the OBR's Fred Greetham will be available later today...
well well....I don't really know what to say considering strait was becoming our safety and lee suggs is quite injury prone....but at least it didn't cost us a draft pick. Good find kelly.
Tough call on this trade. Maybe Strait played Safety Friday night to showcase? I don't know if I like the deal or not. It's not terrible, it just doesn't make me jump up and down either.
Need not worry most on the 06 roster will be after thoughts on later year rosters & will not be part of our next SB run (hopefully) at the earliest IMHO in 2010 or beyond
we needed another back and I liked suggs when he was at v.tech. I'm most pleased that we didn't trade a draft pick. And I would rather Lee Suggs the William Green (that kid has issues.)
Browns acquire CB Derrick Strait By Jeff Walcoff, Staff Writer August 14, 2006 Lee Suggs was traded to the New York Jets Monday. Photo By John H. Reid III On Aug. 14, the Browns acquired third-year cornerback Derrick Strait from the New York Jets in exchange for fourth-year running back Lee Suggs, filling a need for both teams. The trade came four days after starting cornerback Gary Baxter was sidelined by a right shoulder injury during the team's preseason opener in Philadelphia. The setback is expected to keep him out for the remainder of the preseason. Daylon McCutcheon, who was competing with Leigh Bodden for the team's other starting role, is also out for several weeks while he recovers from a knee surgery he had on Aug. 1. The Jets, meanwhile, are without all-time leading rusher Curtis Martin, who is fighting a knee injury. Strait (5-feet-11, 189 pounds) was a third-round draft pick (76th overall) by the Jets in 2004. He played in all 16 games last season with two starts, marking 31 tackles and a pair of pass breakups. During his rookie season of 2004, he played in 5 games (he missed 7 due to an ankle injury) and managed 5 tackles. He also has totaled 17 special teams tackles during his career. When healthy, Suggs (6-0, 213) cwas productive for the Browns. He rushed for 186 yards on 26 carries and 2 scores during a win over Cincinnati on Dec. 28, 2003. But he battled numerous injuries during his tenure with the team. He missed all but the final 7 games of his rookie season recovering from shoulder surgery. He played in 10 games with 3 starts in '04 mounting career highs with 199 carries for 744 yards, but then had an injury-plagued '05 season when he played in 8 games and rushed just 8 times for 15 yards. Suggs had been competing for the starting running back job during '04 camp before a left ankle injury kept him out of practice and allowed the job to be earned by now-starter Reuben Droughns. Strait and Suggs were both collegiate stars. Strait won the Jim Thorpe Award (nation's best defensive back) and the Nagurski Award (nation's top defensive player) as a senior at Oklahoma and also holds the Sooners' record for career starts with 53. Suggs was an All-America selection who led Division I-A in scoring as a senior. He rushed for 2,767 yards on 535 carries. Suggs is the Big East's all-time rushing touchdowns leader with 53.
I think this move sucks. I would have rathered seeing houston, blaylock, and askew run the ball. I guess Martin really won't be playing.
Excellent deal by the Jets. Suggs is a B prospect back which is a helluva lot better than the C's the Jets havei n camp right now. Strait just is not an NFL calibre player. Too slow and not big enough to be a strong safety.
Suggs, Lee Year: 2003 Cleveland Browns Round: 4 Salary History 2003 225000.00 2004 305000.00 2005 380000.00 2006 950000.00 2007 545000.00 _________________________________________________________________ Code: | Rushing | Receiving | +----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+ | Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD | +----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+ | 2003 cle | 7 | 56 289 5.2 2 | 2 0 0.0 0 | | 2004 cle | 10 | 199 744 3.7 2 | 20 178 8.9 1 | | 2005 cle | 8 | 8 15 1.9 0 | 6 26 4.3 0 | +----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+ | TOTAL | 25 | 263 1048 4.0 4 | 28 204 7.3 1 | +----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
Eh, the move was needed but I'd rather just holdout on the crap we have now and draft a RB 1st round next year
SUGGS IS A PRETTY GOOD PLAYER. if - IF he stays healthy ; he can be productive. however, i would NOT have made THIS trade. Derrick Strait is gonna be a GOOD one. he was a " keeper " . oh well . . . cheers ~
This makes little to no sense for me.. All offseason we have heard about the "Mangini" type player. Smart, tough football players then he goes out and makes a trade for a RB that is always hurt.. This move just reeks of desperation..
