This came over the Associated Press wire a short time ago. Instead of summarizing it, I thought I'd just make a whole new post about it after the jump.

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Giants general manager Jerry Reese was a little coy when asked by ESPN if the Giants were out of the Braylon Edwards trade talks.

"We're leaving all our options open," Reese said a few times. There was no definitive no. There was no "we like the guys we've got" line.

But, I still don't expect Edwards to be traded anytime soon, especially to New York who took two wide receivers. Who knows, though?

19 Action News is reporting that the Browns intend to select either Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez or Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree with the fifth overall selection in next Saturday's NFL Draft.

As the report mentions, despite two starting caliber quarterbacks, the Browns are not interested in either Derek Anderson or Brady Quinn.  The selection of Crabtree would likely happen to offset the potential trade of Braylon Edwards.

In my opinion, this is rumor is half valid and half smoke-screen.  The Browns rumored interest in Sanchez could be used as a ploy to get a trade parter, such as the Broncos, to move up for him.  Sanchez has gone on visits with teams like the Redskins, Broncos, and Jets who are in a safer region of the first round where the money invested is less dangerous.  Rumors have the Browns interested in moving out of the top ten, plus they would likely get another mid-round choice out of a potential deal.  The Browns have been spending the offseason thus far trying to recoup lost draft picks.

The valid portion of this seems to be the Crabtree section.  If the Browns are shopping Edwards and do have the framework of a deal in place, Crabtree is the most logical pick.  Crabtree is NFL ready and has the makeup of a big-play wide receiver in the NFL.

If the Browns do move Edwards, it would make sense to wait till draft day to do so.  If they pull the trigger on a trade with Edwards too soon, they leave themselves open to the chance that another team will jump ahead of them at five and select the former Red Raider.  The dropoff from Crabtree to the second group of wide receivers is great, and none are worth the fifth overall pick.  It wouldn't even be a shock if the Browns selected Crabtree at five, then made the Edwards trade official.