The Browns trade involving No. 10
Back in 1995, the Browns were involved in a trade centered around the No. 10 pick. It gets a little complicated, however.
The base deal sent Browns RB/KR Eric Metcalf to the Atlanta Falcons for the No. 10 pick. Metcalf had made the Pro Bowl two straight years as a return man but also was one of the most versatile offensive weapons in the league.
Cleveland then traded No. 10 to the San Francisco 49ers, who moved up to draft WR J.J. Stokes. The Browns got back San Francisco’s first-, third- and fourth-round selections in ’95 (30th, 94th and 119th, respectively) and first-rounder in 1996.
Craig Powell, Mike Frederick and Mike Miller were all the Browns got to show for the trade in the 1995 draft. Miller didn’t even make the team out of training camp.
That was the end of the Browns. The franchise cashed in the 1996 first-rounder big-time. The newly minted Ravens drafted Ray Lewis. Enough about that…