Report: Browns hire Eagles Andrew Berry and EVP and GM

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam during NFL game against the Steelers

The Cleveland Browns finally have that front office head to team up with new head coach Kevin Stefanski.

According to multiple media reports, Cleveland has hired former Philadelphia Eagles VP of football operations Andrew Berry to be the team’s new executive VP and general manager.

The deal is done and agreed to: The #Browns have hired Andrew Berry as their new GM and Executive VP on a 5-year deal, sources say. He has 53-man roster control and is the youngest GM in the NFL.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 27, 2020

This move comes after Minnesota Vikings assistant general manager George Paton pulled his name out of the running. Paton was seen as a favorite of Cleveland’s brass.

Berry, 32, becomes the youngest general manager in the NFL. The Harvard grad had previously turned down jobs in the economic sector, Goldman Sachs included, to pursue a career in pro football.

He’ll now be tasked with taking over one of the longest-downtrodden franchises in the professional sports world.