CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns Chief Strategy Officer Paul DePodesta is leaving for Colorado and a return to baseball, a league source confirmed to News 5's Camryn Justice.

DePodesta is set to become the president of baseball operations for the Colorado Rockies, marking a return to the sport where he started his career.

The chief strategy officer began his role with the Browns in 2016 and received a five-year contract extension in 2021. Browns reach contract extension with chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta

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Many observers noted an analytics-focused shift with the Browns under his watch.

In his position, DePodesta was in Berea about once a month, joining Monday meetings to break down what they'd s

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