The Browns have parted ways with executive Ryan Grigson, Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com (on Twitter) hears. Meanwhile, Chief Strategy Officer Paul DePodesta, andVP/player personnel Andrew Berry will continue in their present roles with the team, according to ESPN.com’s Tony Grossi (on Twitter).
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New GM John Dorsey has set out to shake things up in the Browns’ front office. Soon after taking the job, Dorsey plucked Alonzo Highsmith (now the team’s Vice President of Football Operations) and Eliot Wolf (newly appointed assistant GM) from the Packers. The former Colts GM, however, will not be a part of the revamped group.
It’s somewhat surprising to hear that DePodesta and Berry will keep their jobs, particularly after Dorsey ripped former head honcho Sashi Brown and “the guys” who were a part of “that system.” Dorsey has used analytics in the past, but he a traditional football man at heart, so DePodesta may not have much impact in what goes down this offseason.
Brownies FINALLY on the right track
As a Browns fan let me just say that this day keeps getting better
MATH AND NUMBERS ARE SCARY!! Gimme some guys who think so highly of themselves they’d never use numbers.
Just a matter of time until the rest are gone.
Dorsey mentioned Andrew Berry in the introduction of Wolf and Highsmith but he hasn’t said anything about DePodesta, so I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he’s let go at some point too.
I bet he was REALLY pushing for them to take a WR #1 overall in the draft!