Following the end of the 2023 season, the Browns have been busy assessing and making adjustments to their coaching staff this month.
The Browns fired numerous offensive coaches in recent weeks, but the most significant ones were their own doing. Notably, famed offensive line coach Bill Callahan left the organisation to work with his son Brian in Tennessee. Fortunately, Cleveland had already interviewed Andy Dickerson, the former offensive line coach of the Seahawks, when they were looking for an offensive coordinator. Dickerson was eventually named as Callahan’s replacement.
In the end, Dickerson was brought in to cover the gap; the team formally made the announcement on Thursday. The organisation also announced the hiring of Roy Istvan, an assistant offensive line coach who joins from Philadelphia where he previously held the same position, in addition to Dickerson. In the press release, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski offered his opinions on Dickerson’s arrival.
“We were all very impressed with Andy, along with his background and knowledge when we first met about our offensive coordinator position,” he stated. He was one of the first people I called when our offensive line position became available. Andy is passionate about teaching and will infuse our linemen with his enthusiasm and energy. He is aware of the high bar that the room needs to meet for our offence to succeed, and we can see he is thrilled to be back in the building with this group.”
Dickerson formerly worked as head coach Eric Mangini’s assistant for the Browns from 2009 to 2010. After serving as Seattle’s offensive line coach for the previous three seasons and serving as the team’s run game coordinator for one season in 2021, he is returning to Cleveland.
He played for the Rams for nine seasons before that. With 22 sacks allowed, Los Angeles topped the NFL in 2019. The Rams advanced to Super Bowl LIII the year before, finishing second in the NFL with an average of 421.1 yards per game. With 29.9 points per game in 2017, the team was the NFL’s top player.
