As Executive Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager Andrew Berry took the time to reflect on the 2023 season, there were a number of different moments that stood out as ones that he won’t forget.
A handful came from the night that the Browns clinched a playoff berth with their win over the Jets on Thursday Night Football. Yet, one in particular came the next morning on Dec. 29 from Berry’s first boss in the NFL Tom Telesco.
“So, Tom, he sent a text that said, ‘Your team had every excuse available to you to be a 10-loss team, and your players, coaches and staff never flinched. Good job and congratulations.’ And the reason that memory is so strong for me is for two reasons: one, it was kind of like the no red pen moment, from your first boss in the NFL,” Berry said. “But the second part of it is, it was really cool to me to see that there were people externally that had sensed, saw, felt, what we all had internally on a week-to-week basis with this team.”
The Browns dealt with a plethora of adversity this season on the injury front. They battled through losing stars and key players from the first week of the season through the very end of the season. They started five quarterbacks over the course of the season, and had players miss time on all three sides of the ball. They relied on young players and backups to fill roles. And through it all, they won 11 games and found their way in the playoffs. They struggled during the Wild Card game against the Texans, with uncharacteristic mistakes that turned costly and ultimately ended their season.
And yet, there is more to take away from the 2023 season than its ending.
“The thing that I’m most proud of with this group of players, coaches and staff is all the adversity that they overcame throughout the season,” Berry said. “I talked a lot the last time I was with you all about turning challenges into opportunities for this organization. And I thought the men and women…
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