The Browns requested permission to interview Vikings assistant GM George Paton for their GM vacancy, a source tells ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter (on Twitter). Paton worked in Minnesota with new Vikings head coach Kevin Stefanski, so he’d be a logical fit for the job.
Paton has been a prominent GM candidate in the last few offseason cycles, though he has also pulled his name from consideration on multiple occasions, including the Jets’ search that resulted in Mike Maccagnan‘s hire in 2015. Late last offseason, after the Jets canned Maccagnan, he rejected their offer to interview for the third time in his career.
When Paton said no to Gang Green, it was speculated that he was wary of the team’s internal discord and complicated power structure. The same could be said of the Browns, though his relationship with Stefanski could sway him. Indeed, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets that Paton will interview for the Browns’ gig.
On Monday morning, Colts executive Ed Dodds turned down the Browns’ invitation to interview. Meanwhile, former Browns exec and current Eagles vice president of football operations Andrew Berry figures to be a top candidate.
They should go after John Dorsey. He hired Andy Reid and built that Chiefs team and unbelievably he is on the street.
nobody in their right mind should go to be Haslams and Wonder Boy Depodesta’s GM they will have little say in player personnel moves.
I heard Carmen Policy is available
Reid was hired before Dorsey. Dorsey was then fired because of his mismanagement of the salary cap.
I hope you’re joking since they just fired him..
I mean, that’s obvious to everyone else?
#laughingemoji
Rather have him than Andrew Barry.
Jeff Lunhow built the Astros, and he’s now looking for a job. What could possibly go wrong
It would follow the baseball background already in the front office.
Every time there’s a Brown’s post, I have carnival music playing in my head in the background.
If certain people have nothing better to do than troll every Browns article, then they must have a very meaningless life.
Or perhaps the person who feels the Browns need to be defended from all troll activity has a very meaningless life.
Uh, wouldn’t my defending them mean that I have a purpose in life?
You lose again.
Dude the Browns are a stage 5 dumpster fire I hope you know that deep down…your constant defense of them is admirable but they just keep making the same type of hire over and over again to the same results…I really hoped for their sake that they would’ve brought in a proven veteran coach and GM, even if it had to be one in the same
Yeah, I realize how bad they’ve been. But I also remember the days when they were good.
I will continue to root for them because, win or lose, they’re my team. I am, and will always be, a true hardcore fan.
Thank you for not being nasty in your reply. It’s nice for a change.
Or, people like saying anything about Cleveland sports and like Pavlov’s dogs you always respond as anticipated.