The Browns traded out of #2 because they wanted Goff

And word was supposedly out that the Rams were drafting Goff.

My guess is that there is a code of silence among GM's and such and if Hue Jackson called Snead and said "we want to take Goff, but if you guys are taking him then we are going to trade out of the #2 slot if possible. What would you do if you were us?" or something of that nature and then got a reply "well you could get a lot for the #2 overall pick" that would be enough and it would go no further. Honor among thieves so to speak.

Maybe that doesn't happen in the NFL but in the business world it does sometimes. There are guys that know who they can trust to keep their mouths shut.

Back to the word being out about the Rams taking Goff. I recall fans, media and anyone breathing being split on that. I remember it being a big fat mystery.