<P> On January 18, 2013, the Browns hired Michael Lombardi--who had a previous stint with the Browns in the player personnel department in the' 80s and' 90s--as Vice President of Player Personnel (two months later he was officially given the title of general manager), making him Tom Heckert's replacement . The Browns would finish with a 4 - 12 record in the 2013 season, last in the AFC North Division, including losing their last seven games . Following the 2013 season finale on December 29, 2013, the Browns fired Chudzinski after only one year as head coach . </P> <P> On January 24, 2014, the Browns hired Mike Pettine (previously a defensive coordinator for the NY Jets, then Buffalo) as the 15th full - time head coach in team history (and seventh since the team's return in 1999). On February 11, 2014 the Browns announced that Lombardi would be replaced by Ray Farmer as GM, and that Joe Banner would resign as CEO . In the first round of the 2014 NFL draft, the Browns selected cornerback Justin Gilbert from Oklahoma State with the eighth pick, and much - hyped Heisman Trophy - winning quarterback Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M with the 22nd overall pick . On October 5, 2014, the Browns staged the largest rally in team history, when after trailing the Tennessee Titans 28 - 3 with 1: 09 left in the second quarter, Cleveland scored 26 unanswered points to win the game 29 - 28 . This was also the largest rally by a road team in NFL history . After a 7 - 4 start, the Browns collapsed, losing their final five games to finish the 2014 season at 7 - 9, which placed them in last place in the AFC North, and missed the playoffs for the twelfth consecutive season . </P> <P> In February 2015, the team made headlines when two high - profile players made the news due to substance abuse issues . On Monday February 2, it was announced that quarterback Johnny Manziel had checked himself into a treatment center, reportedly for alcoholism . The following day, wide receiver Josh Gordon was suspended for the 2015 season due to failing a drug test . On February 28, it was revealed that former Chicago Bears quarterback Josh McCown had signed a three - year deal with the Browns . On March 30, the NFL announced that Browns general manager Ray Farmer would be suspended for the first four regular season games, and that the team would be fined $250,000 for Farmer text messaging the coaching staff during games in the 2014 season, which is against NFL rules . The story had been dubbed "Textgate" due to its scandalous nature . After going 2 - 3 over the first five games of the 2015 season, the Browns collapsed, losing all but one of their remaining 11 games to finish 3 - 13 . Both Pettine and Farmer were fired from their respective jobs as head coach and general manager the day after the season ended . </P> <P> On January 13, 2016, the Browns hired Hue Jackson, who was the offensive coordinator of the archrival Bengals and formerly head coach of the Oakland Raiders, as their 16th head coach . The Browns went 1 - 15 to finish the season, after starting the season 0 - 14 . </P>

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