Also, give the Browns credit for the Jerry Jeudy trade. Cleveland got him for fifth- and sixth-round picks and signed him to a reasonable three-year, $58 million extension. He’s 25 and he’s come alive of late, with 33 catches for 614 yards and two touchdowns in five games since Winston became the starter in late October.

And that was after a winter in which Sirianni might have actually come close to losing his job following a 1-6 collapse to end 2023. Quarterback Jalen Hurts gave Sirianni tepid-at-best support from last winter into the summer while Sirianni gave up control of the offense and essentially became a CEO coach with his "30,000-foot view."

The story is well-known by now. Jordan Mailata never played American football until the Eagles selected him late in the 2018 NFL Draft. A couple years later, he was the team's staring left tackle and just a few more after that, he's establishing himself as the best player at the sport's second-most important position.