Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski says that new offensive coordinator Tommy Rees will not yet have play-calling duties

After handing over play-calling duties to former offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, head coach Kevin Stefanski is set to reclaim those duties in 2025.

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski is reassuming play-calling duties following a 3-14 season and despite making a change at offensive coordinator. While introducing new coordinator Tommy Rees, Stefanski said he's taking back play calling after turning it over midway through last season to Ken Dorsey.

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski made official what most suspected after hiring new offensive coordinator Tommy Rees: The head coach will return to play-calling.

Stefanski called the plays for his first four seasons with the Browns before making ex-OC Ken Dorsey the play-caller late in the season.

BEREA, Ohio — Kevin Stefanski eliminated the distraction of playcalling questions all offseason by announcing during new offensive coordinator Tommy Rees’ introductory press conference on Thursday that he’ll handle the chore himself again with the caveat that “I reserve right to change my mind.”

Midway through Cleveland’s tumultuous 2024 season, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski announced he was giving up offensive play-calling, handing it off to now-former offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns coach Kevin Stefanski will reassume play-calling duties following a 3-14 season and despite making a change at offensive coordinator.

Last season, amid a period of offensive uncertainty, Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski gave up calling play on offense. Instead, he tasked then-offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey with that job.

Rees, 32, spent 2024 with the Browns' as a passing game specialist and tight ends coach. Prior to his stop in Cleveland, the former Notre Dame quarterback has coached with Alabama (OC/QBs), Notre Dame (OC/QBs), the San Diego Chargers (OA), and Northwestern (GA). The Browns hold the No. 2 pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

Takeaways from Browns offensive coordinator Tommy Rees' introductory news conference on Wednesday, starting with Kevin Stefanski's play-calling.