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Huge NFL draft update all but confirms what happens at the top

Jared Mueller a lifelong Browns fan from Sandusky, Ohio who serves as the Producer for Dawgs By Nature and has been covering the Cleveland Browns for over a decade including at FanSided, The OBR and USA Today.

For NFL fans who have been around for a while, we all remember a time when the first overall pick in an NFL draft was known far in advance of the event. Teams would actually negotiate the contract with the player they would select at the top of that year’s draft, while those picking second would also start their conversations.