New York Jets Get Badder With Braylon Edwards

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that embattled wide receiver Braylon Edwards has been traded by the Cleveland Browns to the New York Jets for two players and a draft pick.

The move gives the Jets and QB Mark Sanchez another top receiver to line up alongside Jerricho Cotchery and TE Dustin Keller.

Thus far this season, Edwards has 10 receptions for 139 yards and zero touchdowns. That's about on par with the numbers of Chansi Stuckey, one of the two players headed to Cleveland. Stuckey has 11 receptions for 120 yards and one touchdown.

The team is hoping that Edwards will revert to his 2007 form upon his arrival in New York. That year, he caught 80 passes for 1289 yards and a whopping 16 receiving touchdowns. Like his quarterback, Derek Anderson, he went to the Pro Bowl that year.

Edwards, who in the past few days has come under fire for allegedly punching a friend of Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, has a history of sticky situations, including being with Donte' Stallworth in March on the night that he hit and killed a pedestrian. (Edwards, however, was not with Stallworth at the time of the incident.)

However, he seems a perfect fit for the Jets, who have cultivated somewhat of a bad-boy image as of late. Coach Rex Ryan and linebacker Bart Scott have been providing plenty of bulletin-board fodder for their opponents all season, and the 49ers recently made allegations of Jets tampering with their first-round pick, extended holdout Michael Crabtree. Even with all the distractions and background noise, the Jets are 3-1 and tied for the lead in the AFC East.

Not only is Edwards going to have to clean up his act under the bright spotlights of New York, he adds to the fresh, brash image of the Jets that opponents can't quite figure out this season. Edwards also has to appreciate the trade to a legitimate contender, a team which has a great chance at winning the AFC East this season and toppling the New England Patriots.

Meanwhile, the Jets get an explosive player who is a threat to score just about any time he touches the ball. In 2004, his longest receiving touchdown was 80 yards; every complete season he's played since, his longest play has been at least 70.