San Francisco acquired tackle Shon Coleman from Cleveland for…
San Francisco acquired tackle Shon Coleman from Cleveland for a 2019 seventh-round pick. Coleman was inactive for all 16 games in 2018, spent 2019 on injured reserve and never appeared in a 49ers regular-season game. Cleveland retained the No. 243 draft asset and later included it in the Josh Gordon trade with New England.
Cleveland Browns Received
- pick 2019 seventh-round pick (#243; later included with Josh Gordon in trade to New England)
San Francisco 49ers Received
- player Shon Coleman
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
Both clubs announced the August 31, 2018 trade: San Francisco acquired tackle Shon Coleman from Cleveland for a 2019 seventh-round selection. Draft records identify the choice as No. 243 overall.
San Francisco Return
Coleman produced no regular-season game value for the 49ers. The club's own media guide says he was inactive for all 16 games in 2018, then spent the entire 2019 season on injured reserve after an ankle injury. He later opted out of the 2020 season and never recorded a San Francisco regular-season appearance.
Cleveland Return
The Browns received the No. 243 pick. Cleveland did not make the selection itself; in September 2018 it packaged the pick with Josh Gordon to New England for a 2019 fifth-rounder, No. 170. The seventh-round asset therefore retained transaction value even though its isolated contribution to that later package cannot be separated cleanly from Gordon.
Hindsight Comparison
San Francisco received zero regular-season games from Coleman. Cleveland received a transferable draft asset that was subsequently used in another trade. That is enough for a narrow Browns edge without assigning the full value of the later fifth-round pick to this transaction.
Final Verdict
Cleveland Browns Win. Cleveland keeps a C+ for recovering usable draft capital; San Francisco receives a C because the cost was only a seventh-round pick but the player never reached the regular-season field for the club.