Cleveland did not use the acquired No. 173 pick on Vinston…
Cleveland did not use the acquired No. 173 pick on Vinston Painter; it packaged that choice with Colt McCoy for Nos. 164 and 227, so the pick receives only proportional credit for the later Browns return. Philadelphia got 15 games and one start from David Sims, while seventh-rounder Joe Kruger never played a regular-season game. The balanced, modest outcomes support C/C and an even verdict.
Cleveland Browns Received
- pick 2013 6th round pick (173rd overall subsequently traded, Vinston Painter )
Philadelphia Eagles Received
- player David Sims
- pick 2013 7th round pick (212th overall, Joe Kruger )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
Philadelphia acquired safety David Sims and Cleveland's 2013 seventh-round pick, No. 212, for a conditional 2013 pick that became sixth-round No. 173. The Eagles used No. 212 on defensive end Joe Kruger. Cleveland did not use No. 173 on Vinston Painter; before the draft, the Browns packaged that choice with quarterback Colt McCoy and sent both to San Francisco.
Cleveland Browns Return
Cleveland received picks No. 164 and No. 227 from the 49ers for McCoy plus No. 173. The Browns used No. 227 on Garrett Gilkey, who appeared in six Cleveland games and started one as a rookie. No. 164 was later moved again as part of a larger trade with Miami. Because Colt McCoy was a material part of the San Francisco package, No. 173 cannot be credited with the full value of the two incoming picks or everything those branches later produced.
Philadelphia Eagles Return
Philadelphia got more direct football service. Pro Football Reference credits Sims with 15 Eagles games in 2012, one start and 15 total tackles. That was his only NFL regular season, so the trade produced a full year of depth and special-teams work but no lasting starter. Kruger, selected at No. 212, never appeared in an NFL regular-season game, leaving that second Eagles asset with no realized on-field value.
Value in Hindsight
The two sides therefore landed in different forms of modest value. Philadelphia got one immediately usable player and one complete miss. Cleveland got a draft asset that retained trade value, but its most visible downstream result—Gilkey's six games and one start—came from a package that also included McCoy. Giving Cleveland full credit for that later return would overstate the original pick's role.
Final Verdict
Cleveland earns C, Philadelphia earns C, and the verdict is Even Trade. Sims supplied the cleanest directly attributable production, while Cleveland's No. 173 contributed to a later transaction that created some roster value. Neither outcome developed into a durable starter or premium asset. Tracing the sixth-round pick through the later McCoy transaction avoids pretending Cleveland selected Vinston Painter itself.