Alonzo Highsmith has decided to leave the Green Bay Packers to become the vice president of football operations for the Cleveland Browns.

Highsmith has been with the Packers for nearly two decades. He said he didn't think he would be considered as a replacement for Packers general manager Ted Thompson, who will not return in that role next season.

"We discussed so many ideas and all kinds of stuff," Highsmith. "I was exposed to so much stuff today. That's why I thought it was as great opportunity. It feels good to go somewhere that you feel like you're trusted."

Highsmith reunites with new Browns GM John Dorsey, the former Packers director of college scouting.