5 things to know from Andrew Berry at 2023 NFL Combine

One of the biggest moves Berry will have to decide about the offense in coming weeks is whether he’ll re-sign C Ethan Pocic, who started in place of the initial starter, Nick Harris, last season after Harris suffered a season-ending injury in the first preseason game.

Pocic is set to become an unrestricted free agent on March 15 if he isn’t re-signed. He graded as one of the top centers in the league and enjoyed the best season of his six-year career, which leaves a tricky decision ahead for Berry as he attempts to give the Browns the best starting option at center.

He hasn’t yet made up his mind.

“That is to be determined, quite honestly,” he said. “I think there is a lot of work to do on the roster. We’re sitting here on the last day of February, and there is a lot that needs to be done until we get to August and we’re competing for roster spots.”

Berry said the Browns have been in contact with Pocic, which is the case for all of their future free agents.

“With Ethan, we stay in contact with all of our impending free agents,” he said. “That will be no different with him. We will talk with his reps at some point this week. We’re really pleased with what Ethan did with one year with us, and we will see where that goes as we go into the offseason.”

The Browns haven’t drafted a prospect over the age of 22 since Berry became the GM in 2020, a trend that suggests the Browns have valued drafting young prospects who could have a higher ceiling than older prospects whose prime years might have a shorter lifespan.

Berry stopped short, however, of saying that trend was by design when asked if it would continue in his fourth draft this year.

“I feel like I have heard this term ‘guard rail’ a number of years now,” Berry said with a laugh. “To be honest, I think perhaps more is made of the age considerations than maybe how we actually think about it. We really do try and treat each prospect on the…