The New England Patriots have traded linebacker Jamie Collins to the Cleveland Browns for a draft pick. Kellen Winslow Jersey .The trade is for a third-round compensatory pick if the Browns are awarded one, a source told ESPNs Pat McManamon. If the Browns dont get that pick from the league, the trade is for a fourth-round pick, the source said.In the end, we did what we thought was best for the football team. There are a lot of things to take into consideration. Im sure we could bring up a lot of points to talk about, but in the end, thats really the bottom line, Bill Belichick said on sports radio WEEI when asked about the trade.Collins four-year rookie contract will expire after the season, and he was at one point asking for what one league source described to ESPNs Adam Schefter as Von Miller money. The Denver Broncos gave Miller a six-year, $114.5 million deal in July, including $70 million guaranteed.For the Browns, the trade is designed to help a defense that has struggled to stop teams this season and is especially thin at outside linebacker. No team has scored fewer than 25 points on the Browns this season, and four of eight have scored more than 30 -- including the New York Jets, who defeated the Browns 31-28 on Sunday.The outside linebacker spot has been thin in Cleveland since Paul Kruger was released during the preseason and Nate Orchard went on injured reserve early in the season. The Browns are tied for 21st in the NFL with 14 sacks in eight games, and Collins could help there.There is risk involved for Cleveland. Collins can become a free agent after the season; the Browns will have to convince him its worth staying with a team that is currently winless. The Browns (0-8) would have the option of using the franchise tag on Collins.Wed love to keep him, obviously, Browns coach Hue Jackson told reporters. Its got to be mutual and hopefully we can move in that direction. But I think its getting him here, having him get to know us, us getting to know him. We know what he is. We know what he brings to the table. I dont think we would have done this if we didnt think there was an opportunity to move forward with him.Collins played 48 of 78 defensive snaps against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, which was unusual because he has typically been an every-down player.The Patriots (7-1) took him off the field when the Bills used fullback Jerome Felton in run-based packages, perhaps indicating that New England no longer viewed Collins as a three-down linebacker.If the Browns are awarded a compensatory pick, it will be made at the end of the third round. The Browns would receive the pick based on an NFL formula evaluating the free agents the team signs and loses during the offseason.This is the second trade between the Patriots and Browns this season. In August, the Browns traded linebacker Barkevious Mingo, a former first-round pick, to the Patriots for a 2017 fifth-round pick.Collins, 27, appeared in seven games for the Patriots this season and had 43 tackles, two interceptions and one forced fumble. He missed Week 6 against the Cincinnati Bengals because of a hip injury and had been listed on the injury report the past two weeks before coming off it Friday.A fourth-year veteran, Collins made his first Pro Bowl last season.I think hes a tremendous pass-rusher, Jackson said. He can play linebacker. I think there are several things he can do. He has a real versatile skill set.Collins is the second high-profile defensive player the Patriots have traded this year. In March, New England dealt defensive end Chandler Jones to the Arizona Cardinals. Like Collins, Jones will be a free agent after the season.Jones appeared to react to the trade of his former teammate with a tweet shortly after news of the deal was reported.Patriots safety Devin McCourty also seemed shocked by the move.?Jamies a huge piece of our defense, arguably our best defensive player, McCourty said during an appearance on Comcast SportsNet. So its going to be a lot of changes that come from this move, and as players, that has to be our focus -- how do we fix things and get things going in a positive direction.Obviously, in New England theres always a lot of changes, theres always guys coming in and out. But when you get a guy like Jamie who was here for four years on the team, very productive player, to lose him is a bit shocking, I think, to everybody on the team.Since Sept. 1, 2014, the Patriots have made 21 trades that involved a player either leaving or coming to New England, the most of any team in the NFL, according to ESPN Stats & Information.ESPNs Mike Reiss and Pat McManamon contributed to this report. Virgil Green Jersey . -- Whether Jeremy Hill deserves a prominent role in LSUs offence this early in the season is a matter for debate. Dan Fouts Jersey .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. http://www.chargersauthenticshop.com/Cha...e-Draft-Jersey/ . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. 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Those are things you have to start developing.These days, the Nuggets are all about development. That begins with Mudiay, a 20-year-old point guard who steadily improved during the second half of last season. Theres also Jokic, a versatile big man who is loaded with confidence after a summer in which he helped Serbia to a silver medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. And its hard to overlook Nurkic, a bruising 7-footer who pairs nicely in the middle with Jokic.The reason so many of our young players grew last year is we allowed them to play through mistakes. It wasnt a situation where a guy made a mistake and looked over at the bench and was like, `Am I coming out? said coach Michael Malone, whose team finished 33-49 in his first season in Denver. Guys had the confidence to play through their mistakes.That approach certainly will apply to Murray, the seventh overall pick during the June draft. No doubt, Murray can shoot. No doubt, the Kentucky product will at times play like a rookie.All part of the process, Malone said.For a change, the Nuggets actually head into a season healthy. Wilson Chandler is back from a hip injury that sidelined him all last season and Danilo Gallinaaris ankle -- the one that forced an early end to his season -- is healed. Melvin Gordon Jersey. Im well rested and ready to go, Gallinari said Monday.This city has grown on Gallinari, so much so that the Italian forward has a house in Denver. This roster has grown on him, too. So much so that hes voiced his desire to remain with the squad whenever trade rumors seem to surface.I think were close and getting closer, Gallinari said.Still, the Nuggets are a team without an alpha player -- a LeBron James or Steph Curry type that can take over in big moments.The way general manager Tim Connelly sees it, maybe that top-notch player is already on the roster, and just needs some time to mature. Possibly even Mudiay, the seventh overall pick in 2015.Im an alpha player. Ive been like that my whole life, Mudiay said. I dont plan to change that.Nor do the Nuggets want him to. Millers task is to help Mudiay & Co. elevate their games -- and think big.Our expectations and our goals have got to be playoffs, Miller said. I wouldnt say that if I didnt think it was realistic, because nothing good comes out of making unrealistic goals, especially for a young team.Keep winning and the fans should return, too. At times last season, the Pepsi Center looked half-empty.President Josh Kroenke understands. The Nuggets have to earn back respect after missing the postseason for a third straight year. 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