Analyzing the trades made in the movie 'Draft Day' for the Jets

As fans of any sport, we always believe we can be a General Manager making trades and using draft picks the way we feel the roster should be built. The NFL Draft is only a few days away and while the New York Jets have four picks in the first two rounds, until they actually make the selection, it's anyone's guess as to what direction they will lean. Draft weekend is also the time of year where we can't help but to watch the 2014 film Draft Day starring Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner and the late Chadwick Boseman.

In the film, Costner plays Sonny Weaver Jr. , the general manager of the Cleveland Browns who needs a strong draft as well as a winning season or he could lose his job. The movie chronicles his thought process throughout the entire day leading up to the start of the Draft.

Weaver deals with an owner who wants an impact player, a head coach who tries to undermine him, a player angling to be the newest member of the Browns and some news that will turn his personal life upside down. Sonny makes three trades throughout the movie in order to get the Browns the players they want and keep everyone happy. But, would an actual NFL General Manager agree to any of the three trades made during the movie?

Jets Wire is going to take a break from all the current NFL Draft talk and break down each deal made during the film to see if Cleveland or the other teams involved would make these trades. We'll use the 2026 draft and future years for the picks being swapped in the trades. We'll start with the first trade offer barely ten minutes into the film.