The bigwigs of the Browns -- coach Hue Jackson, head of football operations Sashi Brown and chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta -- held a news conference Monday afternoon to discuss the state of the team after it finished the 2016 season with a record of 1-15.
Below are some highlights.
#Browns HC Hue Jackson said he said goodbye to team today, nobody likes the record by any stretch, but he truly believes foundation is set
— Nate Ulrich (@NateUlrichABJ) January 2, 2017
#Browns HC Hue Jackson said he's totally in lock-step with Sashi Brown and Paul DePodesta in getting team fixed
— Nate Ulrich (@NateUlrichABJ) January 2, 2017
#Browns HC Hue Jackson said he watched a team that fought extremely hard yesterday, that's never been issue, fight hard, need to fight smart
— Nate Ulrich (@NateUlrichABJ) January 2, 2017
#Browns HC Hue Jackson said he met with each player today, wanted them to feel good walking out of here about tremendous plan moving forward
— Nate Ulrich (@NateUlrichABJ) January 2, 2017
#Browns exec Sashi Brown said record disappointing, we appreciate support of fans, feel terrible for fans because of results
— Nate Ulrich (@NateUlrichABJ) January 2, 2017
#Browns chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta said 2016 was "a painful season.