Overview
- Cleveland has submitted an amendment to Article XVI, Section 16.6 to permit trading draft selections up to five seasons ahead, according to Pro Football Talk.
- The league currently follows an unwritten three-year limit on dealing future picks that is not specified in the NFL Constitution & Bylaws.
- Owners are expected to take up the proposal in March with the option to postpone a vote until May, and passage would require at least 24 votes.
- Supporters argue the change would increase trade flexibility and let teams spread outgoing picks across more drafts, while opponents warn of mortgaging future capital and harming parity.
- If approved, clubs could begin trading 2031 selections this offseason, and potential safeguards are under discussion with the NBA’s seven-year, restriction-based system as a reference point.