CLEVELAND BROWNS CO-OWNER Jimmy Haslam was seated next to his wife and fellow owner, Dee Haslam, at an oval table in a conference room at the Breakers hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, last week.
Surrounded by a group of local reporters attending the NFL's annual meetings, the Haslams spoke publicly for the first time since the Browns' 3-14 season, which landed them the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft. Jimmy Haslam lamented what he called a "disappointing" season while also expressing "high confidence" in the two men charged with making the franchise's most crucial decisions -- coach Kevin Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry.