Texans wide receiver Nico Collins signed a lucrative extension to stay in Houston and it should remind Browns fans of what could have been in 2021.
were two picks away from being on the clock in round three of the 2021 NFL draft. They were feeling good after selecting cornerbackWhile it is just speculation now, there was reason to believe that the Browns held serious interest in Michigan wide receiver Nico Collins. Unfortunately for Cleveland, the 6'4" receiver was selected by the
What was Cleveland's response? They selected Auburn wide receiver Anthony Schwartz with the 91st overall selection. One of these guys just celebrated a lucrative contract extension, while the other is fighting for his NFL life and is on a reserve/futures contract with the Miami Dolphins. Hindsight is always 20/20 but the sliding door moment that pick happened to be is extremely difficult to downplay. Let's say Collins falls to Cleveland and the Browns add him to a room with Odell Beckham Jr and Jarvis Landry.
There are so many "what if" scenarios that can be played out just by the changing of this one selection. The reality is that Collins has found a perfect home in Houston and has signed his name on the dotted line to stay there. For this one positive "butterfly effect" moment, there are probably hundreds of ones that would have gone the other way. Regardless, after what Collins and the Texans did to Cleveland in the 2023 playoffs, it's hard not to dream about what he would have looked like in the orange and brown.Anthony Moeglin is a northeast Ohio native, who most notably quarterbacked John Carroll University to the NCAA DIII National Semifinals in 2016 after beating the No.
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