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Andrew Berry may be in line to trade out of the No. 6 spot in the first round.<\/p>\n
The Cleveland Browns<\/a> may not be in line for blockbuster trade at next weekend\u2019s NFL Draft after all.<\/p>\n Browns general manager Andrew Berry opened up about their potential to either bring in a veteran player or ship out a player from the roster and explained why it is \u201cnot likely.\u201d<\/p>\n The Browns have been rumored to trade out of the No. 6 overall pick in the first round Thursday. There also have been trade rumors swirling about superstar EDGE rusher Myles Garrett.<\/p>\n Andrew Berry: Trading a Veteran Player is \u2018Less Likely\u2019<\/p>\n First-day trades are rare, though they make for good internet fodder.<\/p>\n Still, Berry is doing his due diligence and checking in with other teams on potential deals that will make the Browns better. He also is listening on deals but said he doesn\u2019t think he\u2019ll part with one or more of their roster players.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll do anything that can help the team and move the roster forward,\u201d Berry said. \u201cI think that\u2019s much less likely.\u201d<\/p>\n The Browns are in an advantageous spot, picking in the top-10 again, even though they have their quarterback and elite defensive players like Garrett, the reigning NFL<\/a> Defensive Player of the Year, and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Carson Schwesinger.<\/p>\n So when asked about the process of trading back with a more desperate club that may want to leverage multiple picks to get into the top-10 \u2014 like the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> or New York Jets<\/a>, each of whom has two first-round picks \u2014 Berry explained how that process goes.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have discussions throughout the week, weekend and everything like that,\u201d Berry said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t handicap anything as we sit here today.\u201d<\/p>\n Andrew Berry Called Caleb Downs \u2018an Excellent Player and an Excellent Kid\u2019<\/p>\n There are definitely Browns fans hoping Caleb Downs is available for Berry to pick with the No. 6 selection.<\/p>\n Berry fanned the flames of interest in the Ohio State safety, who finished ninth in Heisman Trophy voting after earning his second straight All-American honor.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s among a very good safety class,\u201d Berry said. \u201cHe\u2019s an excellent player and an excellent kid.\u201d<\/p>\n Still, there would be Browns fans angry about them selecting a defensive back in the top 10 when they have so many offensive needs. But Berry explained why Downs could be a fit based on where leaguewide trends are going.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re really transitioning from a league where you had either four defensive linemen and three off-the-ball linebackers or five down and two off-the-ball linebackers to a three-safety league where you have these safeties that are hybrid defenders,\u201d Berry said. \u201cThose guys provide a lot of value.\u201d<\/p>\n Berry cited Kyle Hamilton of the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> and Nick Emmanwori of the Seattle Seahawks<\/a> as two of the primary leaguewide examples of \u201cposition-less\u201d DBs. He alluded to the fact Downs could follow that trend and that the Browns could select and deploy him in that method if they choose him.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re getting to this positionless defensive philosophy in the NFL, so I think that position is certainly gaining value,\u201d Berry said. \u201cThat\u2019s something that we\u2019ve deployed as well.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tPat Pickens<\/a> is an experienced sports writer and media personality who has written for outlets like NHL.com, the Associated Press, the New York Times and USA Today. He covers the NFL, NBA, NHL and NBA as a breaking news contributor at Heavy. 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