Adonai Mitchell trade: Mistake-prone but talented receiver goes to Jets

INDIANAPOLIS – Zaire Franklin was at home in his basement Tuesday afternoon when his phone vibrated. Friends upstairs heard a scream sparked first by elation, followed by curiosity and then that sinking feeling in his stomach.

Trades like this in the NFL – ones at the deadline for a two-time All-Pro cornerback like his new teammate Sauce Gardner – don’t come cheap.