In The Athletic's NFL midseason predictions article published on Thursday, Browns beat writer Zac Jackson forecasted a major shake up coming to the franchise's front office this offseason, give the overall Watson outlook. Specifically, that the team will "move on" from either one or both of Berry or chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta.

Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry acquiring Deshaun Watson from the Houston Texans in March 2022 and handing him a fully guaranteed five-year, $230M contract will likely go down as an all-time NFL blunder.