Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry has been known for doing ridiculous things throughout his tenure with the organization. Berry recently requested a rule to the NFL that draft picks should be traded as far as out as five years in advance instead of three years in advance.
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Feb 24, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry speaks at the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Well, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported, “Sources: The Browns withdrew their rules change proposal that would have allowed teams to trade draft picks up to five years in advance rather than the current three.” This is not a surprise that they withdrew. There was no one that was going to accept this anyways.
NFL Fans React to the Cleveland Browns Withdrawing Its Ridiculous Trade Proposal
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Feb 24, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry speaks at the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
There are a lot of NFL fans who reacted in an interesting way to this Browns proposal. This is what some Cleveland fans had to say about this on Twitter:
2030 and 2031 draft picks are safe for now 🙏🏻🙏🏻
— NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) March 30, 2026
Five years out would’ve been chaos 😭
That would’ve let teams mortgage entire futures we’re talking: full rebuild bets, Rams style moves on steroids, GMs gambling jobs YEARS ahead. League probably looked at that and said “yeah… let’s not do that”
— Matt (@MattPicks_) March 30, 2026
Must have seen Mcvay interview this morning 😂
— Beau B (@denvermade23) March 30, 2026
Teams would trade all their picks away because most gms and coaches don’t even last five years. Three is plenty
— Daniel R. Paddock (@paddock_dan) March 30, 2026
In other words they were getting laughed at before it even went to a vote
— Steven Haygarth (@steven_haygarth) March 30, 2026
There are a lot of general managers and owners that are happy that the Browns withdrew from this anyways. Cleveland would have probably found a way to trade picks that far out anyways. With that being said, Berry and the Browns will probably trade away some of those picks when the time comes also.
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