LB Wimbley went to Oakland in another trade from Browns

One the same day when the Cleveland Browns traded quarterback Brady Quinn to the Denver Broncos, former first-round pick Kamerion Wimbley also departed in another trade. The Browns traded him to the Oakland Raiders with an undisclosed draft pick in return.

Oakland senior executive John Herrera confirmed the deal, saying Oakland gave up a pick it had acquired in a previous deal. It was said that the pick could be the third-round pick the Raiders acquired from the New England Patriots in a deal for defensive end Derrick Burgess last summer. While it seemed that the Browns are trying to collect as many draft picks possible to increase chance of getting great talented young players, the Raiders think that Wimbley will help bolster their pass rush and made him the first player from another organization to put on the Raiders jersey since the start of free agency.

It’s quite hard to understand how the Browns came to the decision to trade Wimbley as he did show flashes of being a talented defensive player with 11 sacks in his rookie year and 6 1/2 sacks and 48 tackles in 15 games last season. Becoming the fourth former first-round pick on Oakland’s defense, Wimbley will join defensive end Richard Seymour, cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha and Michael Huff to improve the team’s defensive line. He could either be used as replacement for defensive end Greg Ellis, who was released by the Raiders earlier this month, or as an outside linebacker to replace Trevor Scott.