Ken Dorsey’s background playing quarterback and coaching QBs made him a natural pick for the Browns, who hope he can work his magic with Deshaun Watson.
Fired during the season in Buffalo, Dorsey was introduced Monday as Cleveland’s new offensive coordinator by coach Kevin Stefanski, who made several changes to his staff following an 11-6 regular season and wild-card playoff loss.
Stefanski’s most notable move was firing coordinator Alex Van Pelt and bringing in Dorsey, who had success working with Cam Newton in Carolina and the Bills’ Josh Allen — dual-threat QBs with skill sets similar to Watson.
Dorsey has already connected by phone with Watson, and he’s looking forward to getting to know him better as a person and player.
“He clearly has a great feel for a lot of different aspects of football, whether it’s scheme-wise for us, instincts of what he sees on the field in terms of the defense and adjusting things,” Dorsey said. “That’s the exciting part about working with him: getting him back to the elite level of who he is.”
Watson made just six starts in his second season in Cleveland before fracturing his right shoulder during a comeback win at Baltimore. He’s only played 12 games since the Browns signed him to a $230 million contract, creating more urgency in 2024.
And that’s where the 42-year-old Dorsey comes in.
He helped Newton become league MVP in 2015 when he led the Panthers to the Super Bowl. Under Dorsey’s guidance in Buffalo, Allen became one of the league’s top passers and a QB capable of changing a game with his legs.
“When we made this decision very early on, Ken was a guy that we identified that could help us, help me, be an integral part of this offense,” Stefanski said of Dorsey, who was a backup in Cleveland from 2006-08. “Just watching Ken in college, in the pros, having success as a player, having success as a coach. He really fits who we are culturally.”
Stefanski said it’s not yet decided who will call plays, something he has done since…
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