Cleveland Browns emphasize organizational alignment before upcoming NFL season
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 2, 2026, 11:10 PM
Last updated Sep 2, 2026

The Cleveland Browns enter the upcoming season with leadership focused on stabilizing the organization and improving on-field results. Assistant general manager and vice president of football operations Catherine Hickman stated that every internal decision is currently directed toward winning games. The team remains in a rebuilding phase after struggling with consistency over the last 27 seasons, having managed only three playoff appearances during that span. While the organization has designated Deshaun Watson as the starting quarterback, team officials have indicated that the current strategy involves a long-term foundation built through recent draft classes. With the regular season beginning in 11 days, the franchise aims to move past historical struggles and align its football operations toward regular-season victories.
- •Cleveland has reached the playoffs three times in the last 27 seasons.
- •Assistant general manager Catherine Hickman confirmed the organization is prioritizing winning games.
- •Todd Monken named Deshaun Watson the team's starting quarterback.
- •The NFL regular season begins in 11 days.
- •The team has relied on recent draft classes to build a foundation for future seasons.
- 11:10 PMYahoo Sports — Cleveland Browns have a strategy that may just be crazy enough to work
"Every move the organization makes is designed to “win football games.” Which would be a welcome change for the fans.
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