Browns Reportedly Interested in Trading Back in NFL Draft to Take Player With Perfect Name

Slated with the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL Draft, it's been reported for months that the Cleveland Browns will stay put and select an elite offensive linemen.

Well, with just seven days remaining until Round 1 gets underway, insider Ian Rapoport reports that the Browns are considering trading back to select...Boise State product Ezra Cleveland.

Some buzz is building about the #Browns trading back and taking OT Ezra Cleveland in round 1. I wondered if it’s ever happened before where a drafted player shared the same name as his team’s city. Per ⁦@NFLResearch⁩, it would actually be the fifth(!) time. pic.twitter.com/4ku8t1j2Sn
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 16, 2020

No, Browns fans, you are not being played. Cleveland is actually considering trading back to select a player with the last name "Cleveland."

Forget if this is the right move for the Browns -- it probably isn't considering that they could land one of Mekhi Becton, Jedrick Wills Jr., or Andrew Thomas at No. 10 -- we need this to happen. After all, as Rapoport notes it would be the first time since 1985 that a drafted player shared the same name as his team's city.

'Buzz' Browns trade back for OT Ezra Cleveland https://t.co/6HPYbhtafL
— Rotoworld Football (@Rotoworld_FB) April 16, 2020

Drafting Cleveland could even mark a new era of winning for the Browns, who enjoyed great success during the reign of Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown. Something to think about!

In all seriousness, we're not sure what the Browns' plan is here. As ironic and humorous as this development is, it's something to keep tabs on with the NFL Draft just a week away.

The Browns could be preparing to make some big trades.