The Browns wasted little time replacing executive vice president and general manager Sashi Brown, who was fired Thursday morning.

In the midst of a winless season and a multitude of draft picks looming next spring, Cleveland will turn former Chiefs general manager John Dorsey to lead its personnel department moving forward.

"We are thrilled to have John Dorsey lead our football operations," team owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam said in a statement. "John has been immersed in the NFL for 26 years, won two Super Bowls, built sustainable winning football teams and is highly respected for his football acumen. We know we have a critical and very positive opportunity ahead of us to profoundly impact the foundation of this football team.

"Bringing in someone of John Dorsey’s caliber, his track record of success and his experience, significantly strengthens our opportunities to build a winning football team and that has been, and continues to be, what we want for our fans."

Dorsey joined the Chiefs in 2013 and helped the team go 43-21 with at least nine wins each season, with 11-plus victories in three separate seasons, and three postseason appearances. He was fired in June, but was also a reported candidate for the Giants GM job.

Dorsey has worked in NFL player personnel for 26 years and has helped his teams to 19 playoff berths, 11 divisional titles, three conference championships and two Super Bowl wins. Dorsey is the Browns' ninth general manager since 1999.

"Football is what I know, it is what I love, it is what I have worked my whole career at and I thrive on every element that goes into building a winning football team," Dorsey said in a statement. "I have spent a majority of my football life with two franchises that also have storied history and I think I have a feel for the mentality of the fans in Cleveland and what it would mean to recreate the success this franchise once had.

"I also have quickly realized how passionate Jimmy and Dee are about bringing a winning team to the city and would have not taken the job if I didn’t think the right ownership was in place. I am eager to work with Hue, his staff, and our personnel department and help bring us the success these fans so deserve."

The Browns' choice to fire Brown came at time where there have been many questionable moves from the front office. A botched trade of Bengals quarterback AJ McCarron and Brown's decision to trade down rather than draft franchise quarterbacks Carson Wentz and Deshaun Watson left questions as to what would happen next with the front office.

The Browns have been struggling for quite some time as they are sitting at the bottom of the AFC North rankings with a 0-12 record so far this season, and Cleveland was 1-27 with Brown as GM