Pat Shurmur: Giants Feel Good About Return from Browns in Odell Beckham Trade

While the Cleveland Browns may have gotten one of the best wideouts in the NFL in the Odell Beckham Jr. trade, the New York Giants are also pleased with their return.

"My reaction is always the case with trades, it's good for both parties," New York head coach Pat Shurmur said Wednesday, according to the New York Post's Paul Schwartz. "We feel good about what we got. We got a starting safety, we got a first-round pick and we got our third-round pick. We felt it was good for us and, because we were able to come to an agreement, Cleveland thought it was good for them."

Cleveland added Beckham and defensive end Olivier Vernon, while New York received right guard Kevin Zeitler, safety Jabrill Peppers, a 2019 first-round pick (17th overall) and a 2019 third-round selection (95th).

"With regard to Odell and even O.V., it was business," Shurmur said, per Schwartz. "I know from my standpoint on a personal level anybody I've ever worked with I wish the best for when they leave. I'm hopeful O.V. and Odell can go to Cleveland, have an impact and help their team win games. That's where it's at."

At first glance, the Giants traded away a pair of established players who could play big roles in helping them win now. Meanwhile, they brought in a veteran in Zeitler to try to help stabilize the offensive line while hoping Peppers—a 2017 first-rounder—and the draft picks pan out.

The deal came less than 12 months after New York signed Beckham to a five-year, $95 million extension. While general manager Dave Gettleman said on multiple occasions this offseason that the team didn't sign the three-time Pro Bowl receiver just to trade him, he recently acknowledged that things can change.

"We didn't sign Odell to trade him, but things change," Gettleman said Monday. "Another team made an offer we couldn't refuse."

He added: "I completely understand why people would debate the merits of this deal. This trade really won't be able to be fully evaluated until we get further down the road. We did not enter this decision to trade Odell lightly."

Gettleman also made it clear the franchise has a plan and that the trade allowed the team to address positions of concern.

New York made the postseason just once in Beckham's five-year tenure, bowing out in the Wild Card Round during the 2016 season.