Following just eight wins in two seasons, it wasn’t a surprise to see the Browns fire Kevin Stefanski. And now, the team owner has shared his hindsight on the last two years. Jimmy and Dee Haslam parted ways with the head coach on January 5th, and now, they’ve released a statement speaking about the situation.

“We appreciate all his hard work and dedication to our organization, but our results over the last two seasons has not been satisfactory, and we believe a change at the head coaching position is necessary,” said Jimmy and Dee Haslam, via Ian Rapoport on X. “We wish Kevin, Michelle and the Stefanski family all the best in the future.”

Kevin Stefanski did not want to speak about his future on Sunday. But the very next day, everyone got to know about it without him speaking about it.

Kevin Stefanski joined the Cleveland Browns in 2020 and took them to the playoffs in his first season. It was after 18 long years that the Browns made it to the postseason. He achieved the same feat again in 2023, winning the AP NFL Coach of the Year during both years. Fans slowly started believing that the Browns were getting closer to the Super Bowl.

Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned. The very next season, the franchise recorded its worst season since 2017, winning only three games. Stefanski got a chance to use the next season, but he failed. It ultimately led to his getting sacked. The quarterback situation also pushed him out of the HC role. The Browns brought in Deshaun Watson, who only played 19 games in four seasons. His record is 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, and multiple injuries. Then there was Dillon Gabriel, and now rookie Shedeur Sanders.

Amid the firing, the Haslams also confirmed GM Andrew Berry’s stance in the franchise.

Andrew Berry will continue with the football operations

General manager & executive vice president of football operations, Andrew Berry, joined the Cleveland Browns at the same time as Kevin Stefanski. Both of them worked together to build a squad that could potentially compete for the Super Bowl. They were partners who worked together to bring stability to the franchise and growth inside a young roster. Things looked good until it went downhill. Although Stefanski was fired, the Haslams have kept their faith in GM Andrew Berry for the football operations.

“Andrew Berry will continue to lead our football operations,” said Jimmy and Dee Haslam, via Ian Rapoport on X.

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They further added, “Andrew will immediately begin our thorough process to find an outstanding head coach and leader of our football team. We have an exciting young core to build upon, and Andrew and his team are intent on adding talent to this core and building out a roster that can achieve sustainable success.”

This is Andrew’s second stint with the Browns. He joined them in 2016 as vice president of player personnel from the Indianapolis Colts. He left them in 2018 and joined the Eagles as vice president of football operations for a year before coming back to Cleveland.

Following Kevin Stefanski’s firing, the GM also released a statement.

“This was a difficult decision and today is a tough day for our organization because of the impact Kevin has had and the deep, meaningful relationships he has built across our building,” said Andrew Berry, via the Cleveland Browns on X.

Andrew and Kevin have been two of the key figures in creating a young squad. From drafting Shedeur Sanders, bringing in Jerry Jeudy, and using veteran players like Myles Garrett and David Njoku, they created a balance of rookies and experienced personnel in the locker room.

Now, with Stefanski fired, everything falls on him. He needs to build the squad until a new head coach is appointed. Surprisingly, finding a new HC is also one of his tasks. The Browns have taken action as soon as the season wrapped up for them.

Their last three head coaches were top offensive coordinators. If they were to follow the pattern, Andrew Berry would be looking for someone like Klint Kubiak, the OC of the Seattle Seahawks. It remains to be seen what step they take next.