New Browns GM Dorsey rips his predecessor

New Cleveland Browns general manager John Dorsey played linebacker in the NFL. Turns out, he still hits hard.

Dorsey, a former Green Bay Packers linebacker and executive who was hired last week by owner Jimmy Haslam to fix his floundering franchise, harshly criticized the team’s previous football leader Sashi Brown on Thursday, saying he failed to give coach Hue Jackson good players.

In a radio interview with one of the team’s flagship stations, Dorsey was asked if he will bring Jackson back for a third season if the team goes 0-16.

“You’ve got to get a guy like that players,” Dorsey said. “And you know what? I’ll come straight out with it. The guys who were here before, that system, they didn’t get real players. As (coach) Bill Parcells would always say, ‘You are your record.’ And you know what? There it is, so that’s the truth-teller in this thing. And I’m going to do my darnedest to get Hue players. And that’s all I can ask for, and that’s all I’m going to do. I like the man.”

Dorsey was fired by Kansas City after four seasons with the Chiefs, who made the playoff three times under his watch.

He hasn’t wasted any time in making his presence felt. On his first full day in Cleveland, Dorsey waived wide receiver Kenny Britt, who was a major disappointment after signing a fouryear, $32.5 million free agent contract.

During the interview, Dorsey defended his choice to drop Britt, who has since signed with New England.

“I have no problem making that decision,” Dorsey said. “From a cultural standpoint, I don’t think he (Britt) fits in the prototypical character point of what I’m looking for in terms of a leader. He did not live up to his expectations as a player. He may have a higher opinion of himself than I have of him as a player, so I thought that was easy.”

Hoping to stick: New York Giants interim general manager Kevin Abrams wants the job full time.

Speaking to reporters for the first time since replacing Jerry Reese on Dec. 4, Abrams didn’t hesitate to say he wanted the job and he believes he is ready to do it.

Abrams was reluctant to lay out his plan, saying he didn’t want to campaign for the job. He has been with the Giants for 16 seasons and is known mostly for being their specialist on the NFL salary cap.