Browns new rule proposal points to obvious trade; but for who?
The Browns proposed a new rule to allow for teams to trade first round picks up to five years out, but does that signal a desperate move coming?
The Cleveland Browns approached the NFL with a new rule change this week that would allow teams to trade draft picks five years into the future instead of the three, which is the rule now. This obviously points to a trade that the Browns want to make, but the question is, which one? The first one that immediately comes to mind is a deal to move superstar pass rusher Myles Garrett.
Garrett is the best pass rusher in the NFL, and it isn't particularly close. Garrett is virtually unblockable, and what might be more impactful is the gravity that he has on the field. Game plans are designed to stop him, and he wrecks opposing offenses from Monday to Sunday.
Even as he gets older, he is still just as valuable as ever. If the Browns are still in rebuild mode by the time next season rolls around, would they want to try to move the sack king? Could they ask for four first-round picks?
That could certainly be the case, but I do not think this is the trade that the new rule points to. Do the Browns have a trade on the mind? The one that the Browns are preparing for is a move to the top of the draft to get a quarterback next year.