Trade for Cincinnati: There was almost no chance they were bringing Ocho back. He didn’t want to be there. They wanted to go full force forward with their youth movement at receiver. Plus, Carson Palmer didn’t like playing with him and right now they’re trying to convince Palmer to come out of retirement. Credit them for getting something for him.

Grade: A

Trade for New England: Ochocinco wanted to be a Patriot. He wants to win and I think he’s ready to buy into the Patriot way. This team needed to make their offensive less one-dimensional and adding a deep threat like Ochocinco is what they needed. He comes very cheap for them in terms of draft picks and financial compensation.

Grade: A