Paul DePodesta closes chapter with the Browns and named Rockies president of baseball operations

After almost 10 years with the Cleveland Browns as the Chief Strategy Officer, Paul DePodesta is stepping into a new chapter of his career.

The Colorado Rockies announced DePodesta as their new president of baseball operations.

"We want to thank Paul for his contributions to the Cleveland Browns over the past nine and a half seasons," Managing and Principal Partners Dee and Jimmy Haslam said in a statement. "Paul's humble and egoless approach encouraged a culture of teamwork and collaboration. He helped modernize our research and analytics departments and his broad background in professional sports brought a different perspective to our organization. We appreciate the valued role he played in our organization as a member of our leadership team and wish him all the best in his return to M