Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns have found their man. In a effort to insure continuity between his new head coach Eric Mangini and the General Manager position, Browns owner Randy Lerner has hired Baltimore pro personnel director George Kokinis as the teams new GM.

The move brings Kokinis back to Cleveland where he was an intern and reunites him with his close friend Eric Mangini. Kokinis and Mangini were roommates when they broke into the league and have been friend ever since.

"The Browns are excited to bring George back to Cleveland where he began his NFL career," Lerner said in a team release. "He is a tireless worker that has spent his entire career evaluating talent and knows the type of player it takes to be successful
in this league and in our division."

Lerner was determined to match a coach and GM who can easily work to together after his former pair of Romeo Crennel-Phil Savage could not, creating strain on the organization.

The team of Savage and Crennel team produced a 24-40 record over four seasons with no playoff appearances.

Kokinis has spent the last 13 years with Baltimore and the last six as the club's director of pro personnel.

"I would like to thank Randy Lerner for the extraordinary opportunity," Kokinis said in a statement. "Cleveland is a football town and I look forward to working alongside Eric Mangini and the rest of the organization."

A press conference is scheduled for Monday to formally introduce Kokinis as the team's General Manager.