Bel Air High School Grad Named Cleveland Browns Manager: Report

CLEVELAND — A Bel Air High School alumnus is reportedly making history as the youngest general manager in the NFL.

Andrew Berry, 32, signed a five-year contract with the Cleveland Browns, according to ESPN.

Berry graduated from Bel Air High School, where he was the quarterback for four years, then started as a cornerback at Harvard. There he studied economics and earned a master's degree in computer science.

"My background has really aided me in terms of being able to speak multiple languages with the decision makers and the analysts, and it has enabled me to be of help with the general strategy in terms of building a team," he said in a statement from Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. "When you are thinking of acquiring talent and managing talent on a roster, a lot of it is like pricing risk," Berry said, noting the central role data plays in football.

After graduating from Harvard, Berry went to rookie minicamp for the Washington Redskins, then worked for Goldman Sachs. He was hired as a scout for the Indianapolis Colts, worked as the vice president of personnel for the Browns from 2016 to 2018 and most recently was the vice president of football operations for the Philadelphia Eagles, according to a statement from Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Berry as well as new head coach Kevin Stefanski and chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta will report to Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam.

Berry is five years younger than head coach Stefanski, who was hired this month. Stefanski was one of the finalists for last year's vacant head coaching position. He interviewed twice with the franchise before Freddie Kitchens was awarded the job. Stefanski was the only candidate to be interviewed last year and this year, the Browns said. Spending most of his career with the Vikings, Stefanski has been in the NFL for 14 years. He worked under three head coaches in Minnesota and was the longest tenured coach on the Vikings' staff.

Former Browns general manager John Dorsey was fired after two seasons in Cleveland. He reportedly disagreed with an internal restructuring of the team's decision makers.

— By Chris Mosby and Elizabeth Janney