2020 Cleveland Browns season

The 2020 season is the Cleveland Browns' 68th as a member of the National Football League, their 72nd overall, and their first under general manager Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski. The Browns will attempt to improve on their 6–10 record from 2019, as well as end their franchise-record and league-high 17-year playoff drought.

2020 Cleveland Browns season
Head coachKevin Stefanski
General managerAndrew Berry
OwnerJimmy Haslam
Home fieldFirstEnergy Stadium
Uniform

Offseason

Front office changes

On December 31, 2019, the Browns and general manager John Dorsey mutually agreed to part ways.[1] Dorsey had served as the Browns' GM since December 2017.

On January 27, 2020, the Browns hired former Philadelphia Eagles' vice president of football operations Andrew Berry as general manager. Berry previously served as the Browns' vice president of player personnel from 2016–18.[2] At age 32, Berry became the youngest general manager in NFL history.[3]

On January 29, the Browns and vice president of player personnel Alonzo Highsmith and assistant general manager Eliot Wolf mutually agreed to part ways after the hiring of Berry. Both had served in their roles since the 2017 hiring of Dorsey.[4]

Coaching changes

On December 29, 2019, the Browns fired head coach Freddie Kitchens. In one season as Browns' head coach, Kitchens posted a 6–10 (.375) record.[5]

On January 13, 2020, the Browns hired former Minnesota Vikings' offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski as head coach. Stefanski served as a Vikings' assistant coach from 2006–19, including the past two seasons as their offensive coordinator. This will mark Stefanski's first NFL head coaching opportunity.[6]

On January 29, the Browns hired former Cincinnati Bengals' quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt as offensive coordinator. Van Pelt, who served as offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills in 2009, replaced Todd Monken, who was not retained by Stefanski.[7]

On February 7, the Browns hired former San Francisco 49ers' defensive backs coach Joe Woods as defensive coordinator. Woods, who previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos from 2017–18, replaced Steve Wilks, who was not retained by Stefanski.[8]

Roster changes

Players added
Position Player Tag 2019 team Date
DT Andrew Billings UFA Cincinnati Bengals March 19[9]
DE Adrian Clayborn UFA Atlanta Falcons March 31[10]
OT Jack Conklin UFA Tennessee Titans March 18[9]
LB B.J. Goodson UFA Green Bay Packers March 20[9]
TE Austin Hooper UFA Atlanta Falcons March 18[9]
CB Kevin Johnson UFA Buffalo Bills March 19[9]
S Karl Joseph UFA Oakland Raiders March 19[9]
QB Case Keenum UFA Washington Redskins March 18[9]
WR JoJo Natson UFA Los Angeles Rams March 19[9]
CB Donovan Olumba UFA Dallas Cowboys March 23[11]
S Andrew Sendejo UFA Minnesota Vikings March 20[9]

Players lost
Position Player Tag Date lost 2020 team Date
S Morgan Burnett Release March 16[12]
CB T. J. Carrie Release February 17[13] Indianapolis Colts March 31[14]
TE Demetrius Harris Release February 17[13] Chicago Bears February 20[15]
LB Christian Kirksey Release March 10[16] Green Bay Packers March 16[17]
G Eric Kush Release February 17[13] Las Vegas Raiders March 30[18]
S Eric Murray UFA March 18 Houston Texans March 21[19]
S Damarious Randall UFA March 18 Las Vegas Raiders April 3[20]
LB Joe Schobert UFA March 18 Jacksonville Jaguars March 18[21]
TE Ricky Seals-Jones UFA March 18 Kansas City Chiefs April 3[22]
LB Adarius Taylor Release February 17[13]

2020 draft class
Main article: 2020 NFL Draft
2020 Cleveland Browns Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
110 Jedrick WillsOTAlabama
244 Grant DelpitSLSUfrom Indianapolis
388 Jordan ElliottDTMissourifrom New Orleans
97 Jacob PhillipsILBLSUfrom Houston
4115 Harrison BryantTEFlorida Atlantic
5160 Nick HarrisCWashingtonfrom Indianapolis
6187 Donovan Peoples-JonesWRMichiganfrom Arizona

Notes

  • Cleveland acquired a third round pick (No. 90) from Houston in exchange for RB Duke Johnson.[23]
  • Cleveland traded its fifth- and sixth-round selections (Nos. 155 and 188) to Buffalo in exchange for G Wyatt Teller and a 2021 seventh-round selection.[24]
  • Cleveland acquired a sixth-round selection (No. 187) from Arizona in exchange for CB Jamar Taylor.[25]
  • Cleveland acquired a seventh-round selection (No. 236) from Buffalo in exchange for WR Corey Coleman.[26]
  • Cleveland acquired a seventh-round selection (No. 244) and G Justin McCray from Green Bay in exchange for a seventh-round selection (No. 224)

Undrafted free agents
Player Position College Signed Cut
Solomon AjayiLBLibertyApril 25[27]
Elijah BentonSLibertyApril 25[27]
Ja'Marcus BradleyWRLouisianaApril 25[27]
Tony BrownWRColoradoApril 25[27]
Kevin DavidsonQBPrincetonApril 25[27]
Drake DorbeckOTSouthern MissApril 25[27]
A.J. GreenCBOklahoma StateApril 25[27]
Brian HerrienRBGeorgiaApril 25[27]
Jameson HoustonCBBaylorApril 25[27]
Benny LeMayRBCharlotteApril 25[27]
Jovante MoffattSMiddle Tennessee StateApril 25[27]
George ObinnaDESacramento StateApril 25[27]
Alex TaylorOTSouth Carolina StateApril 25[27]
Jeffery WhatleyDESouth AlabamaApril 25[27]
Nate WietingTEIowaApril 25[27]

Uniform changes

On April 15, the Browns unveiled new uniforms to be used starting in the 2020 season. The jerseys are brown with white numbers and white with brown numbers, each featuring the five-stripe sleeve pattern used prior to 2015. The pants are brown or white, each with an orange-brown-orange stripe pattern on the sides. The "Cleveland" wordmark on the front of the jerseys and the "Browns" wordmark on the side of the pants have been removed.[28]

Staff
Cleveland Browns staff
Front Office
  • Owners – Jimmy Haslam, Dee Haslam, Whitney Haslam-Johnson, JW Johnson
  • Chief strategy officer – Paul DePodesta
  • General manager/executive vice president of football operations – Andrew Berry
  • Vice president of football administration – Chris Cooper
  • Vice president of football operations – Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
  • Vice president of player personnel – Glenn Cook
  • Vice president of research and strategy – Andrew Healy
  • Vice president of player personnel process and development – Ken Kovash
  • Director of player personnel – Dan Saganey
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – Adam Al-Khayyal
  • Director of research and strategy – Dave Giuliani
  • Director of scouting research – Mike Cetta
  • Senior football advisor – Ryan Grigson
  • Special advisor – Jim Brown
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Joe Woods
  • Defensive line – Chris Kiffin
  • Assistant defensive line – Jeremy Garrett
  • Linebackers – Jason Tarver
  • Pass game coordinator/defensive backs – Jeff Howard
  • Assistant defensive backs – Brandon Lynch
  • Senior defensive assistant – Ben Bloom
  • Defensive quality control – Stephen Bravo-Brown
Special teams coaches
Support staff
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of high performance – Shaun Huls
  • Director of strength and conditioning – Larry Jackson
  • Strength and conditioning assistant/sports science – Josh Christovich
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Monty Gibson
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Dale Jones
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Evan Marcus

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Current roster
Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Active/Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 22, 2020
Depth chart • Transactions
86 active, 4 unsigned

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Preseason

The Browns' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[29]

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 August 15 1:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field WEWS-TV
2 August 22 4:00 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field WEWS-TV
3 August 30 4:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings FirstEnergy Stadium Fox
4 September 3 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers FirstEnergy Stadium WEWS-TV

Regular season

Schedule

The Browns' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[29]

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 13 1:00 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium CBS
2 September 17 8:20 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals FirstEnergy Stadium NFLN
3 September 27 1:00 p.m. Washington Redskins FirstEnergy Stadium Fox
4 October 4 1:00 p.m. at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Fox
5 October 11 4:25 p.m. Indianapolis Colts FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
6 October 18 1:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field CBS
7 October 25 1:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium CBS
8 November 1 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders FirstEnergy Stadium Fox
9 Bye
10 November 15 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans FirstEnergy Stadium Fox
11 November 22 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles FirstEnergy Stadium Fox
12 November 29 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars TIAA Bank Field CBS
13 December 6 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS
14 December 14 8:15 p.m. Baltimore Ravens FirstEnergy Stadium ESPN
15 December 20 1:00 p.m. at New York Giants MetLife Stadium CBS
16 December 27 1:00 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium CBS
17 January 3 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers FirstEnergy Stadium CBS

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 16, the date, time, and network for that week's game at the New York Jets will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[30]

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