Orlando Brown trade grades: Chiefs bolster O-line for Patrick Mahomes while Ravens collect major draft assets

Time to hand out grades to the Chiefs and Ravens for the Orlando Brown trade

We're inside a week before the 2021 NFL Draft kicks off. As we approach Roger Goodell stepping to the podium and placing the Jacksonville Jaguars on the clock, we have some pre-draft fireworks that are shaking up the board inside the first round. According to multiple reports, the Baltimore Ravens have traded tackle Orlando Brown to the Kansas City Chiefs. The deal also includes a number of draft picks, most notably the No. 31 overall selection, which is heading to Baltimore.  A deal revolving around Brown has been looming for quite some time. The Pro Bowl right tackle expressed his desire to play on the left side of the line this offseason. That likely wasn't going to be an option in Baltimore, who boasts Ronnie Stanley at that spot. Brown did play well when sliding over to left tackle when Stanley went down due to injury last year and now is set to make that transition permanent in Kansas City. For the Chiefs, they were in the market to improve at tackle for quarterback Patrick Mahomes after cutting Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz earlier this offseason. Those departures then opened the door for K.C. to target Brown and pull the trigger on this deal.  Here is how the entire trade shakes out: