Browns keep on dealing

CLEVELAND — Danny Shelton always ended his interviews by smiling and saying, “Go, Browns!” On Saturday, it was the Browns’ turn to say, “Go, Danny!” John Dorsey, the team’s new general manager, continued to wheel and deal by agreeing to send the defensive tackle to the New England Patriots for a third-round pick in 2019, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. Dorsey, who struck three major deals Friday, also sent a 2018 fifth-round pick to the Patriots, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because teams can’t finalize trades until the new league year begins Wednesday. Shelton is the latest firstround draft pick to be dumped by the Browns, whose inability to choose good players in recent years is at the heart of the team’s woeful record. Cleveland went 0-16 last season and is an embarrassing 4-44 over the past three. Since 2010, the Browns have selected 13 players in the first round, and only four remain with the team. Shelton was selected with the No. 12 overall pick in 2015. The 6-foot-2, 335-pounder, who starred at the University of Washington, started 45 of 46 games in three seasons with Cleveland, and the team seemed pleased with his progress against the run. But he didn’t make as many big plays as the team hoped, and Shelton played out of position last season when Cleveland switched from a 3-4 defensive scheme to a 4-3 front and he was no longer playing over the center. Shelton’s departure may give more playing time to Larry Ogunjobi, a third-round pick last year who made one start and finished with 32 tackles and a sack in 14 games.