First the coach, now other key members in the Cleveland Browns organization are being replaced.
The decision was announced this morning. Ray Farmer was promoted to General Manager, General Manager Michael Lombardi is “departing the organization,” and Joe Banner is also stepping down from his role as CEO in the next two months.
Farmer will lead the team during free agency and the draft and immediately take over football operations.
The announcement sparked lots of reaction on Twitter and Facebook Tuesday morning. What do you think of the decision? Weigh in on the FOX 8 Facebook page!
“Browns have now had 3 different head coaches and 3 different GMs in the last 407 days. Decent.” @APearson53—
brettpearson (@MrGrizzz) February 11, 2014
Cleveland Browns contacted Kevin Costner this morning for the role of GM—
Kris Flanders (@Krishan_Mamba24) February 11, 2014
#news Browns CEO, GM leaving team in stunning shakeup goo.gl/fb/y1xFv #alternativenews—
News Detector (@NewsDetector) February 11, 2014
Lombardi, the genius behind drafting Jamarcus Russell, and Moleman Banner excommunicated from the Browns FO. Somehow I'm not sad about this—
Matt Swanseger (@SwazzySwagga) February 11, 2014
Great move by #Browns – Jimmy did the right thing!—
DonJuan da BoiJuanda (@BoiJuanda) February 11, 2014
#Browns Haslam presser now: said he's had conversations for several weeks with Joe Banner about future of organization.—
Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) February 11, 2014
#NFL Haslam is anything but patient – When Jimmy Haslam bought the Browns, everyone assumed he'd take a patient, l… ow.ly/2DLFfj—
Pro Football Wire (@ProFootballWire) February 11, 2014
#NFL Browns announce Banner, Lombardi to step down – The Browns on Tuesday announced that team CEO Joe Banner and … ow.ly/2DLFfr—
Pro Football Wire (@ProFootballWire) February 11, 2014
