2024 Cleveland Browns season

The 2024 season was the Cleveland Browns' 72nd as a member of the National Football League (NFL), their 76th overall, and their fifth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kevin Stefanski and Andrew Berry. The Browns failed to improve on their 11–6 record from the previous season and failed to win the AFC North title, finishing with a 3–14 record. This extended their division title drought to 32 seasons, having last won the then-AFC Central in 1989. The Browns failed to return to the playoffs for the 20th time in 22 seasons after having qualified in 2023.

On January 17, the Browns fired offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt and running backs coach Stump Mitchell, and did not renew the contract of tight ends coach T. C. McCartney. On February 1, the Browns released offensive line coach Bill Callahan so he could take the same position with the Tennessee Titans, who had recently hired his son Brian as head coach. On February 13, it was announced that defensive line coach Ben Bloom was taking a role with the Tennessee Titans.

On January 24, the Browns hired Duce Staley as their running backs coach. Staley was previously the assistant head coach/running backs coach for the Carolina Panthers in 2023. On January 25, the Browns hired Tommy Rees as their tight ends coach/pass game specialist. Rees was previously the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Alabama in 2023. On January 27, the Browns hired Jacques Cesaire as their defensive line coach. Cesaire was previously the defensive line coach for the Houston Texans from 2022–2023. On January 28, the Browns hired Ken Dorsey as their offensive coordinator. Dorsey was previously the offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills from 2022–2023, and had played quarterback for the Browns from 2006–2008. On February 7, the Browns hired Andy Dickerson as their offensive line coach. Dickerson was previously the offensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks from 2022–2023.

Draft trades

Owners – Jimmy Haslam, Dee Haslam, Whitney Haslam Johnson, J. W. Johnson Chief strategy officer – Paul DePodesta Executive vice president/COO – David Jenkins Executive vice president of football operations/general manager – Andrew Berry Assistant general manager/vice president of football operations – Catherine Hickman Assistant general manager/vice president of player personnel – Glenn Cook Vice president of football administration – Chris Cooper Vice president of research and strategy – Andrew Healy Vice president of player personnel process and development – Ken Kovash Director of football administration – Taylor Young Director of player personnel – Dan Saganey Director of pro scouting – Adam Al-Khayyal Director of college scouting – Max Paulus Senior personnel/coaching executive – Bob Quinn Senior executive advisor to the GM – Jimmy Raye III Advisor to the GM – Chris Polian Director of football operations – Tyler Hamblin Director of football operations & process – Joy Tapajcik Director of research and strategy – Dave Giuliani Director of scouting research – Mike Cetta Director of football information systems – Brad DeAngelis Coaching and personnel consultant – Mike Vrabel Head coaches

Head coach – Kevin Stefanski Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Ray Ventrone Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – Ken Dorsey Senior offensive assistant – Bill Musgrave Running backs – Duce Staley Pass game coordinator/wide receivers – Chad O'Shea Assistant wide receivers – Callie Brownson Pass game specialist/tight ends – Tommy Rees Offensive line – Andy Dickerson Assistant offensive line – Roy Istvan Offensive assistant/run game specialist – Nick Charlton Offensive assistant/quarterbacks – Ashton Grant Bill Willis diversity coaching fellow – Nemo Washington | | | Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jim Schwartz Defensive line – Jacques Cesaire Assistant defensive line – Jordan Thomas Linebackers – Jason Tarver Cornerbacks – Brandon Lynch Safeties – Ephraim Banda Defensive assistant – Zach Dunn Defensive quality control – Jeff Anderson Special teams coaches

Assistant special teams – Stephen Bravo-Brown Strength and conditioning

Director of high performance – Shaun Huls Director of strength and conditioning – Larry Jackson Assistant strength and conditioning/sports science – Josh Christovich Assistant strength and conditioning – Monty Gibson Assistant strength and conditioning – Dale Jones Assistant strength and conditioning – Evan Marcus Director of performance nutrition – Katy Meassick |

27 D'Onta Foreman 42 John Kelly Wide receivers (WR)

89 Kaden Davis  3 Jerry Jeudy  8 Elijah Moore 11 James Proche 80 Jamari Thrash 81 Michael Woods II Tight ends (TE)

88 Jordan Akins 82 Brenden Bates 86 Blake Whiteheart | | Offensive linemen (OL) 75 Joel Bitonio LG 72 Geron Christian LT 78 Jack Conklin RT 68 Michael Dunn RG 65 Germain Ifedi RT 55 Ethan Pocic C 77 Wyatt Teller RG 70 Zak Zinter RG Defensive linemen (DL)

97 Jowon Briggs DT 62 Michael Dwumfour DT 95 Myles Garrett DE 51 Mike Hall Jr. DT 96 James Houston DE 92 Sam Kamara DE 57 Isaiah McGuire DE 54 Ogbo Okoronkwo DE 99 Cameron Thomas DE 94 Dalvin Tomlinson DT | | Linebackers (LB) 30 Devin Bush Jr. ILB 43 Mohamoud Diabate MLB 58 Jordan Hicks MLB 39 Khaleke Hudson OLB 59 Winston Reid OLB 40 Nathaniel Watson MLB Defensive backs (DB)

35 Chigozie Anusiem CB 37 D'Anthony Bell SS  9 Grant Delpit SS 41 Chris Edmonds FS 23 Martin Emerson CB 31 Mike Ford CB 26 Myles Harden CB 33 Ronnie Hickman FS 12 Rodney McLeod SS 29 Cameron Mitchell CB  1 Juan Thornhill FS 21 Denzel Ward CB Special teams (ST)

13 Corey Bojorquez P  7 Dustin Hopkins K 50 Rex Sunahara LS | | Practice squad 67 Javion Cohen G 28 Trey Dean S 83 Jaelen Gill WR 25 Kahlef Hailassie CB 98 Marcus Haynes LB 36 Jacob Kibodi RB 44 Cameron Latu TE 61 Roy Mbaeteka RT (Int.) 87 Tre' McKitty TE 60 Julian Pearl LT 49 Aidan Robbins RB 52 Elerson Smith LB 69 Lorenzo Thompson LT 64 Cameron Tom C Reserve

74 Hakeem Adeniji LT (IR) 18 David Bell WR (IR) 38 Tony Brown CB (IR) 24 Nick Chubb RB (IR) 34 Jerome Ford RB (IR) 53 Nick Harris C (IR) 93 Shelby Harris DT (IR) 22 Nyheim Hines RB (NF-Inj.) 66 James Hudson LT (IR) 47 Charley Hughlett LS (IR) 90 Maurice Hurst Jr. DT (IR) 79 Dawand Jones RT (IR)  0 Greg Newsome II CB (IR) 85 David Njoku TE (IR)  6 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah OLB (IR) 20 Pierre Strong Jr. RB (IR) 84 Geoff Swaim TE (IR) 19 Cedric Tillman WR (IR)  4 Deshaun Watson QB (IR) 71 Jedrick Wills LT (IR) 91 Alex Wright DE (IR) 56 Luke Wypler C (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 22 reserve, 13 practice squad (1 exempt) |

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

With the loss, the Browns started the season 0–1.

With the win, the Browns improved to 1–1.

Despite scoring a touchdown on the first play of the game thanks to Eric Gray fumbling on the opening kickoff, the Browns ended up losing to the Giants 21–15, falling to 1–2.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 1–3.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 1–4.

With their fourth straight loss, the Browns fell to 1–5.

With their fifth straight loss, the Browns fell to 1–6. This marked the Browns' first five-game losing streak since 2017. This game also saw the return of starting running back Nick Chubb after he suffered a major knee injury during Week 2 of the 2023 season.

In addition to losing the game, the Browns lost starting quarterback Deshaun Watson for the season late in the 2nd quarter, after he suffered a torn Achilles on a non-contact play. Backup quarterback Jameis Winston was named the starter to replace Watson. It was later announced that head coach Kevin Stefanski would relinquish playcalling duties to offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey moving forward.

With the win, the Browns improved to 2–6.

Quarterback Jameis Winston was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week. In his first start taking over for the injured Deshaun Watson, Winston completed 27 of 41 passes for 334 yards with three touchdowns, and no interceptions, including leading a game-winning drive in the final minutes.

With the loss, the Browns entered their bye week at 2–7.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 2–8.

With the win, the Browns improved to 3–8. DE Myles Garrett was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording three sacks and a forced fumble. The Browns would not win another game until Week 3 of the following season.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 3–9 and were eliminated from contention for the AFC North title. This extended the Browns’ league-high streak of consecutive seasons without a division title to 32.

QB Jameis Winston set a franchise record for most passing yards in a game with 497. The previous record of 457 yards was held by Josh McCown.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 3–10 and were eliminated from playoff contention.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 3–11.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 3–12.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 3–13. They finished the season 2–6 at home.

With the loss, the Browns finished the season at 3–14, which was tied with the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans for the worst record in the league. This marked the Browns' worst record since their 0–16 season in 2017. The Browns finished the season 1–8 in away games.

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