BREAKING NEWS: Cleveland Browns and General Manager John Dorsey “Part Ways”

The reconfiguration in Cleveland continue as just a day after firing head coach Freddie Kitchens, the team has also let the man who hired him go as they have parted ways with general manager John Dorsey according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo:

There had been rumors that ownership was dissatisfied with Dorsey after he led the coaching search that resulted in the hiring of Kitchens last offseason. However, the Haslams presented an idea of restructuring the front office—which would result in some of Dorsey’s power and control over football operations being stripped away—but the two sides couldn’t reach an agreement over the new structure and in the end, agreed to mutually part ways.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that current chief strategist, Paul DePodesta was one of the leading voices in favor of making changes to the front office setup:

After a decade of losing seasons, 2020 now begins another fresh start for the Browns and they enter it equipped with talent they haven’t had in quite some time. The offense features Baker Mayfield, Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt, Odell Beckham Jr., and Jarvis Landry. The defense will look to get back Myles Garrett (currently suspended indefinitely) and still has two young cornerbacks in Denzel award and Greedy Williams to build around.

Cleveland will now be looking for their 12th head coach and 10th general manager since 1999. Both the Haslams and Dorsey have released statements in response to the news: