Jimmy Haslam’s ownership of the Cleveland Browns has been a rocky one, at best. Constant turnover and turmoil have lingered throughout. The 2020 season was a successful one but, given the team’s history under Haslam, needs to prove it wasn’t an aberration.
Haslam has always spent money to try to make the team a winner but has often struggled to have alignment among the team’s leadership during his time. The 2020 offseason was all about alignment which led the team, including Paul DePodesta, to hiring Kevin Stefanski and Andrew Berry to right the ship.
In one season, and two offseasons, the Browns are moving in the right direction. The playoff victory last year was a great start but the team has higher hopes and added talent to make sure they can reach those.
Talking to media at training camp, Haslam acknowledged the talent but also the team’s goals are on the field:
#Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said he was talking to his talent evaluators who said “It’s clear we have talent on the field and now that has to move into wins.”
— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) July 31, 2021
Last year was a good start for the DePodesta, Stefanski and Berry partnership but longevity will be the key. In Cleveland, given his history, Haslam holds the keys as the owner of the team. Not only does the team have to continue to produce wins on the field but Haslam must show patience, something he has not in the past, through any struggles they might have.