Browns Trade Up for Defensive Spark

0:00On April 24, Cleveland Browns made some slick moves on night one of the NFL draft, trading down from the six-pick with the Kansas City Chiefs 2, snag Utah offensive tackle Spencer Fano at number nine. They kept the momentum going by grabbing Texas A&M wide receiver K.C. Concepcion at pick 24, beefing up that offense for the 2026 season. Word is, General Manager Andrew Berry ain't done wheeling and dealing yet. NFL insider Jordan Schultz dropped that the Browns are one of four teams eyeing a trade-up in Round 2, right alongside the Pittsburgh Steelers, New, Orlean Saints and Miami Dolphins. The squad pour most resources into offense this off season, barely touching defense in free agency or the draft so far. They lost linebacker Devon Bush and plugged in Quincy Williams from the jets, but to keep that top tier D intact, they got a shore of spots like the secondary heading into next year. Eyes are on Toledo safety, Emmanuel McNeil Warren as a prime target.

1:01This 22-year-old ball hog put up 77 tackles, 5.5 for loss, five past deflections, and two picks in his stellar 20, 25 campaign. He'd slide right into new defensive coordinator Mike Routenberg scheme who knows how to coach elite safeties. With night two kicking off soon, keep watching the Browns. They could climb the board and lock in that defensive spark to balance the attack. That's the story for today, NFL News Today, driven by AI.