CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns didn’t wait for free agency’s opening to make some noise.Looking for a pass rusher to bookend with Pro Bowler Myles Garrett Orange Terrance Mitchell Jersey , Cleveland has agreed to acquire defensive end Olivier Vernon from the New York Giants in exchange for guard Kevin Zeitler, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press.The teams are also swapping draft picks, with the Browns getting No. 132 for pick No. 155, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the teams have not announced the trade.The trade won’t become official until 4 p.m. on March 13, the start of free agency and the NFL’s calendar year.The 28-year-old Vernon started 39 games over three seasons with the Giants. He’ll give the Browns needed depth and experience up front. Vernon has 51 sacks in seven seasons, including seven last year when he was named a Pro Bowler in New York. Vernon, who has had some injury issues, spent his first four with the Miami Dolphins.Vernon’s arrival as another edge rusher could free up Garrett from double teams and allow the Browns to focus on a defensive tackle in the draft. There is depth at that position in this year’s class, and Cleveland could land one with the No. 17 overall pick.Vernon is set to make $15.5 million in each of the two remaining years on his contract.Zeitler just completed his second season with the Browns, who signed him to a five-year, $60 million deal as a free agent in 2017 after five seasons with Cincinnati. The 29-year-old was one of Cleveland’s best linemen last season, helping anchor the group following Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas‘ retirement.Zeitler’s spot will likely be filled by Austin Corbett, a second-round pick last season. Zeitler joins an underperforming line in New York that he should upgrade significantly.The Giants struggled mightily to protect Eli Manning last season Terrance Mitchell Jersey 2019 , allowing 47 sacks. But running back Saquon Barkley was the league’s Offensive Rookie of the Year despite playing behind an inconsistent unit.Zeitler should vastly improve that group, although New York could look to draft offensive linemen next month. But his addition allows the Giants to focus their first-round spot, sixth overall, on other needs, perhaps even on a quarterback.New York also re-signed center Jon Hilapio, who was an exclusive-rights free agent and is projected to be a starter in 2019.Halapio started the first two games of 2018 before he broke his right leg and ankle and underwent surgery, missing the rest of the season.The trade for Vernon is the second major move on the eve of free agency by Browns general manager John Dorsey. He released veteran linebacker Jamie Collins earlier this week.NOTES: The Browns tendered restricted free agent wide receiver Rashard Higgins and two exclusive rights free agents: defensive tackle Trevon Coley and defensive back Jermaine Whitehead. A fifth-round pick in 2016 by Cleveland, Higgins had a breakout season in 2018 with 39 catches for 572 yards and four touchdowns. If Higgins agrees to a deal with another team, the Browns can match it. If they decline, the Browns would get a fifth-round pick as compensation. Coley has started 29 games over the past two seasons. Whitehead played only special teams in seven games after being claimed on waivers from Green Bay. The pass interference penalty will be one of the hottest proposals to vote on."Last week, the NFL announced 16 proposed review changes that will be voted on at the NFL’s Annual Meeting from March 24-27 in Phoenix, Arizona. Listed below, we’ll take a brief look at the proposals. If you’d like to read the full description of each proposal Greg Joseph Jersey Stitched , click here. This would not be anything new. All of the changes made to kickoffs in 2018 were done so on a one-year experimental basis. This rule would make it a permanent change now, and is expected to pass easily.I feel like this has already existed, but the proposal would add the definition of a “blindside block” to the “unnecessary roughness” category, subject to a 15-yard penalty.This is a minor language change to the rulebook on where offsetting fouls would be enforced during a change of possession.This change simplifies language pertaining to a missed field goal and what happens when a team touches it beyond the line of scrimmage. Whereas the other rules before this mostly simplified language, this one appears to include an additional option. Previously, if a foul occurred on the other team when a touchdown was scored, the penalty would be enforced on the kickoff. This proposal would give the team the option to enforce is on the kickoff or the try (extra point or two-point try).The first part of this proposal would allow extra point situations to automatically be reviewed, and a one-year trial to allow pass interference fouls to be reviewed.The 6A portion is even more ambitious, allowing for not only pass interference fouls to be reviewed, but also roughing the passer and defenseless player penalties to be looked at.This is something that gained big traction as to why the Saints were bounced from the playoffs last year. As much as I want calls to be made right, I have a hard time believing that we’ll see fouls like these ever go down to replay review in the NFL.This is a three-part rule change proposed by the Chiefs that would be very significant in relation to overtime. First, overtime in preseason would be eliminated, which makes complete sense.Second Youth Chris Hubbard Jersey , in the regular season, both teams would possess the ball at least once, even if the other team scored a touchdown first. Because of this, the third rule would eliminate the overtime coin toss, and use the winner of the regulation coin toss to make the decision. I don’t see this one passing, unless the preseason overtime component is allowed to be voted on in isolation.This one takes a page from the AAF book. Once per game, a trailing team would be allowed to go for it on 4th-and-15 instead of an onside kick to gain extra possession of the ball. I think something needs to be done because of how onside kicks are impossible to convert on any more, and I’m intrigued by this type of “go for it” mentality. But I worry that 4th-and-15 might be a little too easy to convert, and penalize teams who have been in control of a game.The Redskins always have some pretty ambitious reviews, and this is another one. This proposal scraps the limit on what can go to replay review, and simply says that “every play or outcome can be reviewed.” There is no way this one happens.This is a less ambitious proposal by the Redskins, where they want to add the category of “personal fouls” to the types of plays that are reviewable.The Chiefs have a proposal that would allow coaches to challenge personal foul penalties, even if a penalty wasn’t called (i.e. a roughing the passer that they feel should’ve been called). Also Chris Hubbard Jersey Stitched , the coach can challenge these plays inside of two minutes instead of the booth having to do it.We’re seeing a lot of variations of personal fouls being challengable. This proposal comes from a collaboration of four teams, and terms the category “player safety fouls.”I’m not quite sure where this one would have applicability. It sounds like there are times when a penalty would negate a scoring play, so the scoring play wouldn’t be reviewed. But the proposal would want the scoring play to be reviewed, see what the outcome is, and then allow the coach to make a decision whether or not to accept the penalty.The Broncos’ proposal here would allow a fourth down or goal-to-go play that is ruled short of the line to gain to be automatically reviewed by the booth, without the need for a coaches challenge.This proposal would have all extra point and two point conversions subject to automatic review. Once again, we see that a lot of proposals have variations of the same proposal. It would’ve been nice if the proposals were consolidated in some fashion.This adds “football acts” to the rule of disqualifying players; currently, the language only says “non-football acts.”In addition, their are bylaw and resolutions proposed, but we will only cover those that end up being passed. We will summarize all approved rule changes, which will be voted on in the next couple of days.