Seahawks GM John Schneider reacts to Browns’ big NFL draft pick trades proposal
The Browns have made a rule proposal that the Rams look to be in favor of. The Seahawks? Not so much.
Apr 24, 2025; Green Bay, WI, USA; North Dakota State guard Grey Zabel is selected as the No. 18 pick by the Seattle Seahawks during the NFL Draft at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Could you imagine if the Seattle Seahawks had the ability to trade their 2030 first-round pick in the 2027 offseason?
If this proposal from the Cleveland Browns passes, perhaps that will be a reality very soon. Ahead of the annual league meeting in Arizona next week, the NFL revealed only two teams submitted any rule change proposals. One of them was the Browns, who want the league to expand the window for trading future NFL Draft picks from three seasons to five seasons.
Reason: Provides Clubs with greater roster-building flexibility by expanding the range of future draft assets available for trade As always, any changes need to be approved by at least 24 of the 32 teams. If approved, this would put the NFL a step closer to the NBA, which allows teams to trade first-rounders a whopping seven years out. Unlike the NBA, however, there’s no draft lottery in which there are pick protections just to make following asset dealing more complicated.
The Browns, of course, would be a fitting team to propose this rule given they were the ones who forked over three consecutive first-rounders to the Houston Texans for Deshaun Watson. Evidently the Los Angeles Rams president, Kevin Demoff, is in support of this idea. Nothing creates more interest in the NFL than trades.