Even without a first round pick in the 2023 NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns have managed to get involved in the action anyway. The Houston Texans used their first round pick to select Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud second overall, but they were not done. General manager Nick Caserio then got back on the phone with the Arizona Cardinals and packaged up pick no. 12, the pick they got from the Browns in the Deshaun Watson deal, to jump back up to pick no. 3 and select Alabama pass rusher Will Anderson Jr.
The Cardinals received a haul, including a 2024 first rounder as well. It remains to be seen whether or not that 2024 first rounder is their pick or the one they got from Cleveland. The Texans mean business tonight.
