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Browns Withdraw Rule Change Proposal for Draft Pick Trades
The Browns withdrew their proposal due to lack of support from NFL owners, despite arguing it would increase trade activity and roster flexibility.
- The Cleveland Browns withdrew their proposal to extend the NFL draft pick trade window from three to five years, avoiding a vote that would have required 24 of 32 owner approvals at this week's Phoenix meeting.
- Browns General Manager Andrew Berry proposed the change to increase roster flexibility, arguing that three years is an arbitrary marker limiting teams' ability to balance present and future assets creatively.
- Los Angeles Rams Head Coach Sean McVay opposed the measure, declaring there was a "zero percent chance" it would pass. McVay, on the Competition Committee, noted the group voted 11-0 against the proposal.
- With the proposal withdrawn, NFL owners will not vote on the measure at the annual league meeting. Despite support from Rams President Kevin Demoff, the idea lacked sufficient backing to proceed.
- While the NBA allows trading picks up to seven years in advance, there is little appetite across the NFL to expand the current three-year window in 2026. Cleveland could revisit the proposal later despite the resistance.
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Browns Withdraw NFL Rule Change Proposal
(Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) The Cleveland Browns made some noise recently by proposing an NFL rule change that would allow teams to trade future draft picks up to five years in advance. It would extend the current limit of three years for such deals. It was speculated that the Browns wanted the change so they could make a huge offer in an attempt to acquire the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, presumably to select quarterback…
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