These players would not be paid for the season, but receive an advance of $150,000 to $350,000 from their 2021 salary. The NFL and the NFLPA reached an agreement on July 24 to allow players to opt out of playing the 2020 season due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 244) and G Justin McCray from Green Bay in exchange for a seventh-round selection (No. Cleveland acquired a seventh-round selection (No.236) from Buffalo in exchange for WR Corey Coleman. 187) from Arizona in exchange for CB Jamar Taylor. Cleveland acquired a sixth-round selection (No.155 and 188) to Buffalo in exchange for G Wyatt Teller and a 2021 seventh-round selection. Cleveland traded its fifth- and sixth-round selections (Nos.90) from Houston in exchange for RB Duke Johnson. Cleveland acquired a third round pick (No.Woods, who previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos from 2017–18, replaced Steve Wilks, who was not retained by Stefanski. On February 7, the Browns hired former San Francisco 49ers' defensive backs coach Joe Woods as defensive coordinator. Van Pelt, who served as offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills in 2009, replaced Todd Monken, who was not retained by Stefanski. On January 29, the Browns hired former Cincinnati Bengals' quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt as offensive coordinator. This will mark Stefanski's first NFL head coaching opportunity. Stefanski served as a Vikings' assistant coach from 2006–19, including the past two seasons as their offensive coordinator. On January 13, 2020, the Browns hired former Minnesota Vikings' offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski as head coach. In one season as Browns' head coach, Kitchens posted a 6–10 () record. On December 29, 2019, the Browns fired head coach Freddie Kitchens. Both had served in their roles since the 2017 hiring of Dorsey. On January 29, the Browns and vice president of player personnel Alonzo Highsmith and assistant general manager Eliot Wolf mutually agreed to part ways after the hiring of Berry. At age 32, Berry became the youngest general manager in NFL history. Berry previously served as the Browns' vice president of player personnel from 2016–18. On January 27, 2020, the Browns hired former Philadelphia Eagles' vice president of football operations Andrew Berry as general manager. Dorsey had served as the Browns' GM since December 2017. On December 31, 2019, the Browns and general manager John Dorsey mutually agreed to part ways. The next week, the Browns were defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round, 22–17, which ended the Browns' hopes of returning to the AFC Championship game for the first time since 1989. In the Wild Card Round, the Browns defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 48–37, marking their first playoff win since the 1994 season. They also ended their franchise-record and league-high 18-year playoff drought, making it to the playoffs for the first time since 2002. The Browns improved on their 6–10 record from 2019 and finished 11–5, clinching their first winning season since 2007 and their best since their reactivation in 1999.
The 2020 season was the Cleveland Browns' 68th as a member of the National Football League, their 72nd overall, and their first under general manager Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski. Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 17–22 Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 48–37 Mike Priefer (Interim during Wild Card game against Pittsburgh after Stefanski tested positive for COVID-19)
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