Sashi Brown’s exit statement: “I know that turnaround is coming”

Earlier today, the news broke that Sashi Brown, the Executive VP of Football Operations for the Cleveland Browns, had been fired by owner Jimmy Haslam. Brown has always been a very smooth person when he talked to the media, and his statement upon departing the club was no different:

“I want this to be real and clear, the way I know Cleveland and Browns fans can appreciate: Our win-loss record since I became executive vice president isn’t going to cut it.

We worked hard. I am so grateful to the people I worked with throughout my four-plus years with the Browns, particularly the people I worked with the past two years. We embarked on a mission to rebuild the Browns for long-term, sustainable success. We were committed and aggressive in our approach, even if unorthodox at times. We made dramatic changes and put in place a foundation on which championships can be built.

Obviously, the Browns have not yet achieved the turnaround we wanted for a franchise and the best fans in the NFL, who deserve it more than any other in sports. I know that turnaround is coming.

I thank Dee and Jimmy and the rest of the Haslam family for taking a chance on me. And when that turnaround happens, wherever I am, I will smile – more than a little bittersweetly – and say, to myself, “Go Browns!”

While I will miss Brown, the one thing I won’t miss as a writer is constantly having to type his long title out every time I introduced him in an article. “General manager” or GM will be a breath of fresh air to write, and that seems to be the direction the team is headed.