The latest trade of the 2026 NFL offseason should sting for the Cleveland Browns’ front office, and especially general manager Andrew Berry. He just watched his mentor, Howie Roseman, capitalize on a golden opportunity.<\/p>\n
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network<\/a>, the Philadelphia Eagles are sending a pair of Day 3 draft picks to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks, a young player with tantalizing talent<\/a> who\u2019s been buried on the Packers\u2019 crowded wide receiver depth chart.<\/p>\n It\u2019s yet another example of Roseman doing Roseman things, now less than two weeks away from the 2026 NFL Draft. The Eagles have been searching for viable wide receiver depth behind A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith for years, and with Brown widely expected to be traded<\/a> after the June 1 cutoff this summer, Roseman opted to cover his bases early rather than rely on the uncertainty that comes with draft weekend.<\/p>\n Berry\u2019s been a student of the Roseman school of roster building, bringing Philadelphia\u2019s cash-over-cap methods to Cleveland, along with the Eagles’ longtime strategy of stockpiling draft assets, and then flipping those assets for veteran talent to help shore up problem areas along the roster. Snagging an intriguing young receiver like Wicks in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 sixth-rounder is a classic Roseman move.<\/p>\n Why wasn\u2019t Berry thinking the same thing<\/a>? That\u2019s a fair question to ask considering the Browns\u2019 obvious lack of talent at the wide receiver position.<\/p>\n Dontayvion Wicks trade highlights a missed opportunity for the Browns<\/p>\n Berry\u2019s definitely not a carbon copy of Roseman. He\u2019s taken a much more calculated approach as general manager of the Browns, and it\u2019s entirely fair for fans to be demanding more.<\/p>\n If the 2026 regular season started today, the Browns\u2019 top three wideouts would be Jerry Jeudy, Cedric Tillman, and Isaiah Bond. Berry will almost certainly address that group in some fashion later this month during the 2026 NFL Draft, potentially with the sixth overall pick, but leaning on rookies at one of the sport\u2019s premium positions is a dangerous game to play. With all due respect to Malachi Corley, the Browns could use some veteran depth, and a player like Wicks would have immediately moved the needle.<\/p>\n Wicks is far from a superstar, but he has a real chance to be the Eagles\u2019 No. 2 wide receiver this season, assuming they move on from Brown as expected. He\u2019s a strong route-runner who averaged 12.3 yards per reception and scored 11 touchdowns over his three seasons as mostly a rotational player for the Packers.<\/p>\n