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Cleveland Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam talks with General Manager Andrew Berry <\/p>\n
We\u2019ve heard it, repeatedly. You\u2019ve read it, repeatedly, probably going back to the NFL draft combine. Mel Kiper predicts it. So does Todd McShay. And Dane Brugler. Indeed, there is a certain elegance to a slide down on the NFL draft board for the Cleveland Browns<\/a>, a move that would enable them to add multiple players at positions of need\u2013which exist pretty much everywhere along the offensive roster\u2013without needing to stretch at No. 6.<\/p>\n The trade that has been most frequently talked about among NFL<\/a> draft gurus is the one that sees the Browns move down from No. 6 to No. 12, swapping with the Cowboys<\/a>. In one scenario, the Browns get both of the Cowboys first-round picks (No. 12 and 20) while adding their second-round pick, at No. 39. In another scenario, the Cowboys keep No. 20 and send the Browns their third-round pick (No. 92 overall) and a second-rounder in 2027.<\/p>\n Browns GM Andrew Berry is not new to the NFL draft projection game, and it turns out that he, too, is well aware of the chatter that is out there about the proposed trade. He\u2019s just not so sure you should buy it.<\/p>\n Browns Moved Back in the 2025 NFL Draft<\/p>\n Berry, who has nine picks<\/a> in this draft, addressed the possibility about trading down, which is the same strategy the team took in 2025, when they had the No. 2 overall pick. The Browns moved back to No. 5, added a second-rounder and a 2026 first-rounder, a major haul for such a modest drop.<\/p>\n But leading into the draft, Berry pointed out, media reports suggested the Browns were not weighing a draft-day drop.<\/p>\n \u201cI love how everybody last year thought we weren\u2019t trading down and everybody this year assumes we are,\u201d Berry told reporters<\/a>. \u201cYou know, I\u2019d say this, every year is unique because the players change, your pick location changes, demand, you know, may change.\u00a0 So, I\u2019d say the general answer to your question is yes, the dynamics are different.\u00a0 But even if were picking two again this year, I\u2019d give you the same answer.\u201d<\/p>\n Seeking to \u2018Maximize\u2019 No. 6 Pick<\/p>\n Again, Berry is not clear about what the Browns are intending to do with their No. 6 pick, other than to say the goal is to \u201cmaximize\u201d it. Certainly, turning the pick into No. 12 and No. 20 would widely be seen as doing more to maximize its value than to simply take a player at that spot.<\/p>\n But there\u2019s no telling how far Dallas would go to move up, and whether the Cowboys might cool on the idea altogether.<\/p>\n Berry addressed that notion: \u201cI\u2019d go back to what I\u2019ve said in the past, our mindset going into the draft, with our most valuable asset, isn\u2019t about, \u2018Hey, just trade it away.\u2019 It\u2019s maximizing the asset.\u00a0 And that can, at different times, take different forms.\u00a0 It can be selecting a player, it could be trading it for a veteran, it could be trading down, it could be trading up.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will continue to work through all those possibilities up until, really, we get on the clock on Thursday night.\u00a0 But I\u2019d say, like, we\u2019re working through a number of different scenarios at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tSean Deveney<\/a> is a veteran sports reporter covering the NBA, NFL and MLB for Heavy.com. He has written for Heavy since 2019 and has more than two decades of experience covering the NBA, including 17 years as the lead NBA reporter for the Sporting News. Deveney is the author of 7 nonfiction books, including “Fun City,” “Before Wrigley became Wrigley,” and “Facing Michael Jordan.” More about Sean Deveney<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Browns\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Cleveland Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam talks with General Manager Andrew Berry We\u2019ve heard it, repeatedly. 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