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Browns hire Berry as VP of player personnel

The Sports Xchange

January 27, 2016 at 9:04 pm.

The Cleveland Browns’ revamped front office added another voice Wednesday, when Andrew Berry was hired as vice president of player personnel.

Berry, 28, was the Colts’ pro scouting director the past four years as part of a seven-year stay in Indianapolis.

“We are fortunate to add someone of Andrew’s caliber to the Cleveland Browns,” Browns executive vice president Sachi Brown said in a statement. “Andrew has been part of a strong foundation in Indianapolis and possesses a tremendous understanding of what is needed to lead a successful, high functioning and comprehensive personnel group. He has been trained by some very experienced and highly successful personnel executives in the National Football League.”

Earlier this month, the Browns added former baseball executive Paul DePodesta as chief strategy officer, and then they hired Hue Jackson as head coach. Jackson, a former head coach of the Oakland Raiders, most recently was the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive coordinator.

Berry said in a statement, “I am truly excited about the opportunity to work with the Cleveland Browns. I look forward to collaborating with Hue, Sashi, Paul and the personnel staff to make the most informed decisions to benefit our organization. Hue is an outstanding coach with a diversity of expertise and proven track record of success, while I think Sashi and Paul are two of the brightest minds in all of professional sports.

“Jimmy and Dee (Haslam, the team owners) have made it clear that they are committed to providing a winning team to the most passionate fan base in the NFL and this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to building the perennial contender that Browns fans deserve.”

Berry was an all-Ivy League cornerback for Harvard before joining the Colts as a scouting assistant in 2009. He became a pro scout for Indianapolis in 2011.

Hall of Famer Bill Polian, a former Colts general manager, said in a statement, “Andrew Berry is one of the brightest young men we ever had the pleasure of working with. He came to us very early in his career and very soon we realized he was on a fast track. I am not surprised the Browns hired him for this very important position. I assure you he has both the capacity and the will to do an outstanding job. The Browns have made, in my humble opinion, a great hire.”

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