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Browns reportedly add Trent Baalke as another front-office voice
The Browns reportedly are bringing in the former Jaguars general manager in a consultant-like capacity, a move that adds experience without yet changing the public power chart.
What happened
The Browns have reportedly added longtime NFL executive Trent Baalke in a consultant-like capacity, with ProFootballTalk and Pro Football Rumors both attributing the news to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz and Dawgs By Nature also framing it as another veteran front-office voice around Andrew Berry. Baalke's most recent general-manager stop was in Jacksonville, and the current reporting describes this as a consultant role rather than a replacement of Cleveland's existing football leadership. That distinction matters: this is not a clean power-structure story yet, but it is another data point in how the Browns are surrounding Berry after a roster-reset offseason.
What we do not know
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Timeline
- Report: Browns hire Trent Baalke in a consultant role ProFootballTalk
- Browns bring another failed GM as front office consultant, reportedly Dawgs By Nature
- Browns To Hire Trent Baalke Pro Football Rumors Browns