GREEN BAY — A week after being designated as the Green Bay Packers' franchise player, defensive tackle Corey Williams is headed for the Cleveland Browns.

Cleveland announced acquiring Williams late Friday from the Packers for a second-round draft pick in April.

The Browns then signed Williams to a six-year deal. Financial terms were not immediately available.

''It's worth a second-round pick for us to get a defensive lineman who played in the league, had success in the league," said Browns general manager Phil Savage. "I think he'll fit in well with our team and give us some legitimacy on the defensive front."

Williams' contract is reported to be worth $38 million, and the Packers will receive the 56th overall pick in the draft.

That gives the Packers three picks — No. 30, No. 56 and No. 60 — on the first day of the draft. New this year, rounds one and two will be held on the first day and rounds three through seven on the second.

The specifics of Williams' contract varied Friday, as ESPN.com and the NFL Network reported Williams will receive $18 million in guaranteed money and $23 million in the first three years of the deal, while the Web site ProFootballTalk.com reported Williams will get $16.3 million guaranteed.

Earlier in the day, Packers general manager Ted Thompson declined comment on the trade because the deal hadn't yet been finalized.

The Browns had roughly $37 million in salary-cap room when the signing period opened, according to the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.

The 6-foot-4, 320-pound Williams, 27, could play inside or at end in the Browns' 3-4 defense.

A sixth-round pick in 2004, Williams played in all 18 games for the Packers last season, including 11 starts, and set a career high with 51 tackles. He also tied his career high in sacks with seven for the second straight year.

Meanwhile, a league source said the Packers applied the low restricted free agent tender ($927,000) to halfback Vernand Morency, meaning the Packers would receive a draft pick in the round in which Morency was originally selected (third) should another team sign him to an offer and the Packers opt not to match it.

The team's other restricted free agent, defensive tackle Colin Cole, received a second-round tender, worth $1.4 million. Cole entered the league as an undrafted free agent, so had the Packers used the low tender on him, they would have received nothing in return if he signed elsewhere and Green Bay didn't match the offer. Cole, who suffered a season-ending broken forearm Nov. 22 at Detroit, also became more important to the defensive line rotation following Williams' trade to the Browns.

As for their exclusive-rights free agents, the Packers did not make a qualifying offer to wide receiver Carlyle Holiday, who missed all but one game of last season with a knee injury, meaning Holiday is free to negotiate with any team.

Breakout halfback Ryan Grant, fullback John Kuhn, wide receiver Ruvell Martin and punter Jon Ryan, the Packers' other exclusive-rights free agents, were thought to have been tendered qualifying offers, but the team did not announce those tenders.

The Packers also reportedly scheduled a visit with Detroit defensive end Corey Smith, 28, who registered 54 tackles, 2? sacks and four forced fumbles in 16 games for the Lions last year.

Also, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that tight end Alge Crumpler, a player in whom the Packers may have had interest following his release by the Falcons, is close to signing with the Seattle Seahawks.

 — The Associated Press contributed to this report.