After not catching a pass for the first time in his NFL Career on Sunday and then being accused of assault on early Monday, wide receiver Braylon Edwards’ time in Cleveland has come to an abrupt end. Earlier this morning, the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets agreed to a deal that would send Edwards to the Jets for receiver Chansi Stuckey, linebacker Jason Trusnick, and two draft picks. The picks are thought to be a third and a fifth round pick.

For New York, I love this addition. Jerricho Cotchery has turned into a viable number one option for rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez, tallying 23 receptions for 356 yards. However, Stuckey (who is no longer on the team) was averaging less than 4 receptions per game. Brad Smith was the next leading receiver with receptions, recording a whopping 3.

Rex Ryan is the type of coach who is not afraid to bring in guys who might have personalities that could clash. If you recall, Broncos wideout Brandon Marshall was close to becoming a Jet, if not for asking for linebacker David Harris in return. Edwards has only become a problem since the Browns’ misfortunes took a turn for the worse. When he caught 16 touchdowns two years ago, he was viewed as one of the league’s elite. A change of scenery, especially to a team like the Jets, will only do Edwards well.

For Cleveland, it was obvious that the town follows Lebron James, and what Lebron says, goes. I am using some hyperbole here but seriously the relationship between Braylon and the Browns was only getting rockier and it was time to finally trade the disgruntled receiver and acquire young pieces and draft picks to add to the rebuilding process.

Edwards for the year has been extremely disappointing (believe me I know from Fantasy. In fact, I do not know what to do in a potential trade anymore with WCWP’s Jason Comack). The numbers for 2009 are unimpressive, just 10 catches for 139 yards and 0 TD’s. With 12 games left and assuming the league does not come down with any sort of punishment resulting from the assault accusation, I expect Edwards to finish with somewhere around 70 catches for 850 yards and 6 touchdowns.

However, here’s the biggest storyline surrounding this trade, and it is totally unrelated to football. There is no shot now Lebron James comes to New York. If Lebron’s got beef with Braylon in Ohio, how can they share the spotlight in the Big Apple. Edwards sitting courtside at Knicks game would now be more awkward than Stephon Marbury buying tickets at the Staples Center to watch New York play the Lakers. You don’t think Lebron’s is going to hook his entourage up with some free tickets at the Garden? Not on Braylon’s watch…

In other news: Michael Crabtree has FINALLY signed a deal with the San Francisco 49ers for six years. It could be voided to a five year deal based on playing time and production. It seriously is about time. Maybe it was bad advice from his agent but I have voiced several times how I cannot stand rookie holdouts in the NFL. I cannot wait until the NFL adopts the slot salaries for position in the draft. Crabtree has not played football in 10 months and will need to impress the Niners in practice if he wants to see playing time. I expect he will and will be playing by Week 8.