j/c:

I was listening to sports radio this morning so this thought isn't my own, but an analyst guest came on the radio and said this trade was the Browns being smart. "Smart" in the sense that they knew of a team/player situation where MIN couldn't keep Smith on the roster either because he was disgruntled or not in the future plans and they wanted to maneuver money. Granted, it helped that the Browns FO has a good relationship with current MIN GM , Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, but this was another example of Berry knowing, and exploiting, another team's current situation--kinda like he did with Amari Cooper.