Philadelphia traded center Hank Fraley to Cleveland on…
Philadelphia traded center Hank Fraley to Cleveland on September 2, 2006 for a conditional 2008 draft choice that became the sixth-round No. 191 pick. Fraley started every game for Cleveland from 2006 through 2008 and finished with 63 Browns games and 52 starts through 2009.
Cleveland Browns Received
- player Hank Fraley
Philadelphia Eagles Received
- pick 2008 sixth-round pick (#191; traded back to Cleveland in 2008 for 2009 fifth-round pick #141, later packaged with #137 for Ellis Hobbs )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
Philadelphia's official trade history lists Hank Fraley to Cleveland on September 2, 2006 for a 2008 sixth-round draft pick. The resolved selection was No. 191. Contemporary draft ledgers show the pick had been conditional and became a sixth because Fraley met the playing-time trigger.
Cleveland Outcome
Fraley immediately became Cleveland's starting center. Pro Football Reference credits him with 16 starts in each of 2006, 2007 and 2008, then 15 games and four starts in 2009. That is 63 Browns regular-season games and 52 starts, including three consecutive full seasons anchoring the middle of the line.
Philadelphia Pick Chain
The Eagles did not use No. 191 on a player. On April 27, 2008, they traded that selection back to Cleveland for the Browns' 2009 fifth-round pick, which became No. 141. Cleveland used No. 191 on Paul Hubbard. In 2009 Philadelphia packaged No. 141 with another fifth-rounder, No. 137, to acquire Ellis Hobbs from New England. Because Hobbs cost two picks, only part of his return can be attributed to the Fraley chain.
Philadelphia Downstream Value
Hobbs played 16 regular-season games for Philadelphia across 2009-10 with seven starts. He also served as a kickoff returner, recording 36 returns for 826 yards over those two seasons. That is real downstream value, but it came through a two-pick package rather than directly from the Fraley asset alone.
Final Verdict
Cleveland Browns Win, B+ to C+. Fraley gave Cleveland 52 starts and three full seasons as its starting center. Philadelphia preserved and upgraded the pick into part of the Hobbs acquisition, but the attributable return was smaller and shared with another fifth-round asset.