Cleveland traded kicker Cade York to Washington on August 22,…
Cleveland traded kicker Cade York to Washington on August 22, 2024 for a conditional 2025 seventh-round pick. The condition required York to remain on Washington's 53-man roster for two games. He was released after Week 1, so the pick was not conveyed and Cleveland ultimately received no draft asset from the transaction.
Cleveland Browns Received
- pick conditional 2025 seventh-round pick (not conveyed)
Washington Commanders Received
- player Cade York
Trade Analysis
The basic trade is confirmed by both clubs and by the NFL transaction log. On August 22, 2024, Cleveland sent kicker Cade York to Washington for a conditional 2025 seventh-round draft choice. Cleveland's official announcement identifies the compensation as a conditional seventh, while Washington's announcement confirms the same player-for-pick structure. The legacy TradeVerdicts row split the phrase 'not conveyed' into a separate player asset, which is a parsing error rather than real consideration. The repaired record keeps one conditional pick and records its final status. York's Washington tenure lasted one regular-season game. In the Week 1 loss at Tampa Bay, Washington's official season statistics show York making both extra-point attempts but missing both field goals, including attempts from 47 and 56 yards. The Commanders released him on September 9, one day after the opener. Contemporary reporting clarified the trade condition: York needed to remain on Washington's 53-man roster for two games for the seventh-round pick to transfer to Cleveland. Because he was released after one game, that condition was not met. Pro Football Reference's completed 2024 trade ledger accordingly lists the 2025 seventh-round pick as not conveyed. That leaves both clubs with very limited realized value from the exchange itself. Washington received one game from York, including two missed field goals, and then moved on. Cleveland surrendered York but received no draft choice because the condition failed. York later kicked for Cincinnati in 2024, but that later employment did not create value for Cleveland or Washington under this trade. TradeVerdicts therefore retains an Even Trade verdict with C grades. Washington paid no actual draft compensation but gained almost no useful performance; Cleveland lost a player it was prepared to move without receiving the conditional return. Confidence is high because the transaction, release, one-game performance and non-conveyance are all documented after the condition resolved.