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2016 Cleveland Browns season
2016 Cleveland Browns season
Owner	Jimmy Haslam
General manager	TBD
Head coach	TBD
Home field	FirstEnergy Stadium
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The 2016 Cleveland Browns season will be the franchise's upcoming 68th season as a professional sports franchise, its 64th season as a member of the National Football League and the first under a new head coach and general manager.

Offseason

Front office changes

On January 3, just hours after the Browns' final game of the 2015 season, the team fired general manager Ray Farmer, who had been the general manager the past two seasons.^[1] Team owner Jimmy Haslam also announced that the team's general counsel Sashi Brown would become the team's vice president of football operations.^[2]

On January 5, the Browns hired former New York Mets executive Paul DePodesta to be their chief strategy officer. DePodesta brings over 20 years of experience in the Major League Baseball front offices, but has never held an executive position in the NFL before this.^[3]

Coaching changes

On January 3, the Browns fired head coach Mike Pettine. In two seasons with the Browns, Pettine had a record of 10-22, but went just 4-19 after a 6-3 start to the 2014 season.^[1]

Roster changes

2016 Draft Class

2016 Cleveland Browns Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	2
2	32
3	65
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD
7	TBD

Notes

The Browns acquired a conditional seventh-round selection in a trade that sent running back Terrance West to the Tennessee Titans.
Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings in March.

Preseason

Schedule

The Browns' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

Schedule

2016 opponents

Listed below are the Browns' opponents for 2016. Exact dates and times will be announced in April.^[4]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC North)	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers
Conference opponents (AFC East)	New England Patriots New York Jets	Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins
Conference opponents (based on 2015 division placement)	San Diego Chargers (AFC West)	Tennessee Titans (AFC South)
Interconference opponents (NFC East)	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants	Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins

Staff

**Cleveland Browns staff**
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	Front office Owners – Jimmy Haslam, Dee Haslam, Whitney Haslam-Johnson, J.W. Johnson Chief strategy officer – Paul DePodesta Executive vice president/COO – David Jenkins Executive vice president of football operations/general manager – Andrew Berry Assistant general manager/vice president of football operations – Catherine Hickman Assistant general manager/vice president of player personnel – Glenn Cook Vice president of football administration – Chris Cooper Vice president of research and strategy – Andrew Healy Vice president of player personnel process and development – Ken Kovash Director of football administration – Taylor Young Director of player personnel – Dan Saganey Director of pro scouting – Adam Al-Khayyal Director of college scouting – Max Paulus Senior personnel/coaching executive – Bob Quinn Senior executive advisor to the GM – Jimmy Raye III Advisor to the GM – Chris Polian Director of football operations – Tyler Hamblin Director of football operations & process – Joy Tapajcik Director of research and strategy – Dave Giuliani Director of scouting research – Mike Cetta Director of football information systems – Brad DeAngelis Head coaches Head coach – Kevin Stefanski Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Ray Ventrone Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ken Dorsey Senior offensive assistant – Bill Musgrave Running backs – Duce Staley Pass game coordinator/wide receivers – Chad O'Shea Assistant wide receivers – Callie Brownson Pass game specialist/tight ends – Tommy Rees Offensive line – Andy Dickerson Assistant offensive line – Roy Istvan Offensive assistant/run game specialist – Nick Charlton Offensive assistant/quarterbacks – Ashton Grant Bill Willis diversity coaching fellow – Nemo Washington			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jim Schwartz Defensive line – Jacques Cesaire Assistant defensive line – Jordan Thomas Linebackers – Jason Tarver Cornerbacks – Brandon Lynch Safeties – Ephraim Banda Defensive assistant – Zach Dunn Defensive quality control – Jeff Anderson Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Stephen Bravo-Brown Support staff Senior assistant/special projects – Kevin Rogers Coordinator of coaching logistics – Riley Hecklinski Strength and conditioning Director of high performance – Shaun Huls Director of strength and conditioning – Larry Jackson Assistant strength and conditioning/sports science – Josh Christovich Assistant strength and conditioning – Monty Gibson Assistant strength and conditioning – Dale Jones Assistant strength and conditioning – Evan Marcus Director of performance nutrition – Katy Meassick → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Cleveland Browns roster**
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Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Dorian Thompson-Robinson 5 Jameis Winston 2 Bailey Zappe Running backs (RB) 34 Jerome Ford 27 D'Onta Foreman 20 Pierre Strong Jr. Wide receivers (WR) 3 Jerry Jeudy 8 Elijah Moore 80 Jamari Thrash 19 Cedric Tillman 81 Michael Woods II Tight ends (TE) 88 Jordan Akins 82 Brenden Bates 85 David Njoku 86 Blake Whiteheart		Offensive linemen (OL) 75 Joel Bitonio LG 72 Geron Christian LT 78 Jack Conklin RT 68 Michael Dunn RG 65 Germain Ifedi RT 55 Ethan Pocic C 77 Wyatt Teller RG 70 Zak Zinter RG Defensive linemen (DL) 97 Jowon Briggs DT 95 Myles Garrett DE 51 Michael Hall Jr. DT 93 Shelby Harris DT 96 James Houston DE 92 Sam Kamara DE 57 Isaiah McGuire DE 54 Ogbo Okoronkwo DE 99 Cameron Thomas DE 94 Dalvin Tomlinson DT		Linebackers (LB) 30 Devin Bush Jr. ILB 43 Mohamoud Diabate MLB 58 Jordan Hicks MLB 39 Khaleke Hudson OLB 59 Winston Reid OLB 40 Nathaniel Watson MLB Defensive backs (DB) 35 Chigozie Anusiem CB 37 D'Anthony Bell SS 9 Grant Delpit SS 23 Martin Emerson CB 31 Mike Ford CB 26 Myles Harden CB 33 Ronnie Hickman FS 12 Rodney McLeod SS 29 Cameron Mitchell CB 1 Juan Thornhill FS 21 Denzel Ward CB Special teams 13 Corey Bojorquez P 7 Dustin Hopkins K 50 Rex Sunahara LS		Practice squad 67 Javion Cohen G 89 Kaden Davis WR 28 Trey Dean S 41 Chris Edmonds FS 83 Jaelen Gill WR 25 Kahlef Hailassie CB 98 Marcus Haynes LB 36 Jacob Kibodi RB 61 Roy Mbaeteka RT (IPP) 63 T. Y. McGill DT 87 Tre' McKitty TE 60 Julian Pearl LT 11 James Proche WR 52 Elerson Smith LB 69 Lorenzo Thompson LT 64 Cameron Tom C Reserve 74 Hakeem Adeniji LT (IR) 18 David Bell WR (IR) 46 Brandon Bouyer-Randle LB (IR) 38 Tony Brown CB (IR) 24 Nick Chubb RB (IR) 53 Nick Harris C (IR) 22 Nyheim Hines RB (NF-Inj.) 66 James Hudson LT (IR) 47 Charley Hughlett LS (IR) 90 Maurice Hurst Jr. DT (IR) 79 Dawand Jones RT (IR) 0 Greg Newsome II CB (IR) 6 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah OLB (IR) 84 Geoff Swaim TE (IR) 4 Deshaun Watson QB (IR) 71 Jedrick Wills LT (IR) 91 Alex Wright DE (IR) 56 Luke Wypler C (IR) As of December 23, 2024. Rookies in italics. 53 active, 18 reserve, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt) Roster Depth chart Transactions

References

^ ^a ^b ["http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14496027/cleveland-browns-fire-mike-pettine-ray-farmer" ""Browns fire Mike Pettine, Ray Farmer""]. ESPN. January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ Jackson, Zac (January 3, 2016). "Haslam gives Sashi Brown roster control, denies Marrone interview scheduled". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
^ ["http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Paul-DePodesta-named-Browns-Chief-Strategy-Officer/fffdcf77-786a-441c-ba4d-a715669be515 ""Paul DePodesta named Browns Chief Strategy Officer""]. ClevelandBrowns.com. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ "2016 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

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[Farmer-1] ["http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14496027/cleveland-browns-fire-mike-pettine-ray-farmer" ""Browns fire Mike Pettine, Ray Farmer""]. ESPN. January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[2] Jackson, Zac (January 3, 2016). "Haslam gives Sashi Brown roster control, denies Marrone interview scheduled". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

[3] ["http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Paul-DePodesta-named-Browns-Chief-Strategy-Officer/fffdcf77-786a-441c-ba4d-a715669be515 ""Paul DePodesta named Browns Chief Strategy Officer""]. ClevelandBrowns.com. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[4] "2016 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

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Franchise	History All-time roster (A–J, K–Z) Head coaches Seasons Logos and uniforms First-round draft picks 1999 expansion draft Starting quarterbacks Pro Bowlers Broadcasters
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Key personnel	Owners: Jimmy Haslam Dee Haslam Chief Strategy Officer: Paul DePodesta EVP of Football Ops/GM: Andrew Berry Head coach: Kevin Stefanski
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League championships (8)	AAFC: 1946 1947 1948 1949 NFL: 1950 1954 1955 1964
Retired numbers	14 32 45 46 76
Hall of Fame inductees	Players: Brown, J. DeLamielleure Ford Gatski Graham Groza Hickerson Kelly Lavelli McCormack Mitchell Motley Newsome Thomas Warfield Willis Coach: Brown, P.
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