Browns hire Andrew Berry as GM

The Cleveland Browns have agreed to a five-year contract with Philadelphia Eagles VP of Football Operations Andrew Berry.

Alignment. Shared Vision. Cohesion. Jimmy Haslam stated earlier this offseason that the goal of the Cleveland Browns is to be aligned. Now they appear one step closer to accomplishing their goal. After a long arduous search, the Cleveland Browns will have agreed to terms with Andrew Berry as their next general manager.

Andrew Berry was the Vice President of Football Operations for the Phialdelphia Eagles last season. Once George Paton withdrew from the GM search, hiring Andrew Berry seemed inevitable. Although, Paton really did not seem all that likely to take the job. Paton’s relationship with new Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski seemed to be the driving factor behind the two interviews.

Berry will have control over the 53-man roster in Cleveland and will be the youngest general manager in the NFL per Ian Rapoport.

Love it or hate it, analytics is here for the time being. The group led by Paul DePodesta will be dictating all of the moves. DePodesta is Jimmy Haslam’s right hand man and will play a large role in the direction of the franchise. Andrew Berry is going to be the Browns general manager, but Paul DePodesta is still going to carry a lot of pull within in the organization.

The Browns are in a completely different state currently than the last time they went all-in on analytics. There is a lot of talent to work with and they appear closer to being good than bad and there are several potential franchise cornerstones already on the roster. This makes things a bit easier when trying to build a team. It may even lead to a completely different mindset when it comes to the Cleveland Browns and analytics.