The Cleveland Browns like to wheel and deal during the draft and often enough before it. Unlike more conservative teams such as the Pittsburgh Steelers, they seem to view draft picks as more fungible commodities. They recently gave up quite a few draft picks for QB Deshaun Watson, of course, but are approaching normality.
While they still have no first-round pick for the third consecutive year, they finally have a second-round pick again. Yet even executive vice president Andrew Berry knows holding on to that proves difficult if the right opportunity arises.
“I’m afraid to answer that question either way”, he said during the NFL Scouting Combine last week, when asked if he was more inclined this time around to hold onto the Browns’ top draft pick.