Philadelphia acquired edge defender Genard Avery from…

Philadelphia's own 2021 draft trade tracker confirms that the Eagles acquired Genard Avery from Cleveland on October 28, 2019 for a 2021 fourth-round pick, No. 110 overall. Cleveland's completed trade ledger and Pro Sports Transactions both trace that selection to James Hudson III, whom the Browns selected with the pick in the 2021 draft. That establishes a complete player-for-pick chain and removes the uncertainty that existed when the trade was first made. Avery provided Philadelphia with real, if uneven, value. NFL career statistics show him appearing in eight Eagles games in 2019, 11 in 2020 and all 16 in 2021. His role expanded sharply in his final Philadelphia season, when he made 12 starts and recorded 43 combined tackles with one sack. Across his Eagles tenure, he appeared in 35 regular-season games and supplied rotational pass-rush and linebacker snaps, so the fourth-round cost did buy multiple years of roster contribution rather than a short failed trial. Cleveland's return became a longer-lasting offensive-line asset. The Browns drafted Hudson 110th overall in 2021. NFL and Browns records show him playing 12 games with four starts as a rookie, 17 games with three starts in 2022, 16 games with seven starts in 2023 and four games with three starts in 2024 before a shoulder injury ended his season. That totals 49 regular-season games and 17 starts for Cleveland, plus a playoff start after the 2023 season. Hudson did not become an entrenched full-time starter, but he delivered four seasons of tackle depth and more total starts for Cleveland than Avery produced for Philadelphia. The original trade therefore still leans toward the Browns, though both clubs received usable football value. Philadelphia got three seasons from Avery and a meaningful 2021 role; Cleveland converted him into a fourth-round tackle who stayed on the roster four seasons and started 17 games. TradeVerdicts keeps Cleveland Browns Win, raising confidence to high because the entire draft chain and both players' completed tenures are now documented. Cleveland retains a C+ because Hudson was primarily depth rather than a long-term starter, while Philadelphia remains a C for paying a fourth-round pick for a player whose most substantial role came only in his final Eagles season.