Peyton Hillis to the Cleveland Browns

March 14, 2010 · Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos

This trade is the root of the Brady Quinn (2010) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Cleveland Browns receives

a 2011 sixth-round pick (No. 168, became DeMarcus Love)
a 2012 fifth-round pick (No. 160, became Ryan Miller)
RB Peyton Hillis

Denver Broncos receives

QB Brady Quinn

Trade context

Cleveland sent quarterback Brady Quinn to Denver for running back Peyton Hillis and two draft picks. Quinn had been Cleveland's first-round pick in 2007, but the Browns had just signed Jake Delhomme.

Full trade terms

On March 14, 2010, Cleveland Browns sent QB Brady Quinn to Denver Broncos for a 2011 sixth-round pick (No. 168, became DeMarcus Love), a 2012 fifth-round pick (No. 160, became Ryan Miller), and RB Peyton Hillis.

What the assets did next

QB Brady Quinn — no other recorded trade.
a 2011 sixth-round pick (No. 168, became DeMarcus Love)
- 2011 sixth-round pick (No. 168) to the Minnesota Vikings · April 30, 2011
a 2012 fifth-round pick (No. 160, became Ryan Miller) — no other recorded trade.
RB Peyton Hillis — no other recorded trade.