Goodbye, Deshaun Watson era. Hello Kevin Stefanski season. The next chapter of the Browns offense will be defined by their coach.

The Browns struggled mightily on offense in 2024, running a muddled system that proved to be ineffective with multiple quarterbacks.

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski announced he'd be taking offensive play-calling duties back once again next season, according to Zac Jackson of The Athletic.

BEREA, Ohio — Kevin Stefanski eliminated the distraction of play-calling 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.”

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

Stefanski called plays for his first four years with the Browns before making ex-OC Ken Dorsey the play caller late in the 2024 season.

Kevin Stefanski is back to calling plays for the Cleveland Browns. This means he’s in charge of deciding what the team does during games.

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

Upon introducing new Browns offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, Cleveland head coach Kevin Stefanski made a surprising announcement regarding who would serve as the team's play caller in 2025.

Kevin Stefanski is back to calling plays. For what it’s worth, the Cleveland Browns’ struggles this season had little to do with who the play caller was. That said, with the team announcing Tommy Rees was getting promoted to offensive coordinator,

Kevin Stefanski relinquished play-calling duties last season, doing so despite having claimed two Coach of the Year honors this decade. With Tommy Rees moving into the OC role in Cleveland, the decorated HC is returning to familiar territory.