UPDATE | Browns get 4th round pick in Johnson trade

CLEVELAND (AP) — Duke Johnson got his wish, and the Browns got more than expected for him.

Cleveland traded the disgruntled running back to the Houston Texans today for an undisclosed 2020 draft pick. A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press the Browns are getting a fourth-round pick that can become a third-rounder.

The person spoke on the AP condition of anonymity because the teams are not providing details of the swap.

One of the NFL's most versatile backs over the past four seasons, Johnson had grown unhappy with his role and asked to be traded earlier this year after the Browns signed suspended free agent running back Kareem Hunt, who will sit out the season's first eight games.

Browns general manager John Dorsey had been adamant he wasn't going to "give away" the 25-year-old Johnson, and he resisted several offers before striking a deal with the Texans.

Houston was looking for a proven backup to play behind starter Lamar Miller. The Texans released D'Onta Foreman earlier this week.

Johnson, who has been sidelined for much of training camp with a hamstring injury, is a shifty runner, solid at blitz protection and can play some wide receiver if the Texans need him to.

Miffed by what he called the Browns' lack of loyalty toward him, Johnson skipped the team's voluntary off season program. In June, he doubled down on his trade request, saying loyalty "is not a one-way street."

During his public rift with the Browns, Johnson changed agents and hired Drew Rosenhaus, who met with Dorsey at the start of training camp.

With Johnson gone and Hunt out until November due to an NFL suspension for two violent incidents, second-year back Nick Chubb will get the majority of carries.

11:45 a.m.

ESPN is reporting the Cleveland Browns traded running back Duke Johnson Jr. to the Houston Texans, the Browns announced today.

The Texans agreed to send a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft to the Browns, a pick that can become a third-round selection, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The move comes after the Texans waived running back D'Onta Foreman earlier this week. Foreman was later claimed off waivers by the Colts.

Johnson had been seeking a trade this off season and had said there was nothing the team could do to change his mind.

Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield publicly criticized Johnson in June for his trade request but said last month the two had addressed their issues and were "good."

In June 2018, Johnson signed a three-year, $15.6 million extension with the Browns. He is under contract through the 2021 season.