The Browns are proposing a rule change that would allow NFL teams to trade draft picks five years into the future instead of three.
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Browns propose NFL rule change to allow pick trades 5 years out
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 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.
NFL executive Troy Vincent said last month at the scouting combine that no team had submitted a proposal to ban the tush push after Green Bay's proposed rule change was narrowly defeated last year. There were no other on-field rule changes proposed by teams this year, although the competition committee will announce next week its proposed rule changes.
Any changes need to be approved by at least 24 of the 32 teams.
The most significant proposal came from the Browns, who are trying to extend how far into the future teams can trade draft picks. Current rules allow teams to trade draft picks up to three years into the future, compared to a seven-year window in the NBA.
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