The Cleveland Browns are proposing a rule change that would allow NFL teams to trade draft picks five years into the future instead of three. The league announced on Wednesday that only two teams submitted proposals that will be considered by owners at the league meetings later this month with the other coming from the Pittsburgh Steelers about contacting players during the free agent negotiating period.

Browns have perfect chance to help Shedeur Sanders with first-round picks in 2026 NFL Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Cleveland Browns had a few clear needs coming into the offseason. Through the first week, those needs have been narrowed down a good bit.

The Philadelphia Eagles are acquiring veteran quarterback Andy Dalton from the Carolina Panthers, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Here are two huge reasons why the Cleveland Browns are proposing that the NFL should allow its teams to trade draft picks five years into the future.

The Jaylen Waddle trade has put the Dolphins into the group of teams that have two picks in the first round.

The Cleveland Browns are proposing a major change to the NFL Draft pick trade rule that could change the way teams operate.

The Browns are already familiar with giving up large amounts of draft assets to trade for players. They sent out first-round picks in 2022, 2023 and 2024 as part of the package to acquire Deshaun Watson from the Houston Texans in March 2022.

We're starting to get more clarity on how the top 10 will shake out after the NFL Scouting Combine and free agency. The lack of consensus at premium positions outside of quarterback still makes this one of the more difficult drafts to project in recent memory.