Michael Lombardi has been hired by the Cleveland Browns as VP of player personnel.

Lombardi will join Browns CEO Joe Banner, with whom he worked in the Philadelphia Eagles' personnel department in 1998.

Lombardi was with the Oakland Raiders between 1998 and 2007.

Lombardi was with the Browns previously between 1987 and 1996.

The NFL appears to be in a cycle where franchises are looking for offensive head coaches. They have also been uniformly white men this offseason.

The NFL had eight head coach openings this offseason and all six of the hires have been by white men lauded for their ability to coach on offense.

Andy Reid (Chiefs), Doug Marrone (Bills), Rob Chudzinski (Browns), Mike McCoy (Chargers), Marc Trestman (Bears) and Chip Kelly (Eagles) have all been hired. 

The favorites for the final two positions are Bruce Arians for the Cardinals and Greg Roman for the Jaguars.

All of the general manager hires have also been white men.

The NFL requires the interview of at least one minority candidate for every head coach and GM position.

The Cleveland Browns have sold naming rights to their stadium and it will be renamed FirstEnergy Stadium.

The Cleveland City Council must approve the name because the city owns the stadium.

The lease between the team and the city encourages the Browns to sell naming rights.

The deal would not only change the name of the $300 million building but also would give FirstEnergy exclusive rights in a wide range of joint marketing, from logos on tickets to television, newspaper and Internet advertising.

The Cleveland Browns have hired Rob Chudzinski as head coach.

Chudzinski will target Norv Turner to be his offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN. Turner's son, Scott, worked for Chudzinski with the Carolina Panthers.

Chudzinski has spent the past two seasons as offensive coordinator of the Panthers.

The Cleveland Browns are interviewing Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer.

Zimmer interviewed with the Dolphins and Buccaneers last offseason.

Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski is interviewing for the head coaching position with the Cleveland Browns.

Chudzinski has been credited with the development of Cam Newton.

The Cleveland Browns may pursue Jon Gruden, according to a source.

The Browns had been hoping to land Chip Kelly, who decided to remain at Oregon.

Gruden is currently an analyst with ESPN, a job he reportedly loves.

The Browns are also expected to interview Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman and Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, according to Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports.

The Cleveland Browns have $47 million in cap space for 2013.

The Browns figure to make a significant improvement in 2013 with the ability to reshape the roster, as well as the Steelers and Ravens potentially aging downward.

The Cleveland Browns will restart their coaching search at 'square one' and have taken Chip Kelly out of the running.

Another candidate, Doug Marrone, has reached an agreement with the Buffalo Bills.

The Browns have interviewed eight candidates this week.

The Browns have decided to reboot their head coach search after leaving Arizona late Sunday morning without hiring Chip Kelly, according to league sources.

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam III will renew the search at "square one" once his contingent, including CEO Joe Banner is back in Cleveland.