2013 Cleveland Browns

The  Cleveland Browns season will be the franchise's upcoming 65th season as a professional sports franchise and its 61st season as a member of the National Football League. They will be looking to improve on their 5–11 record from 2012, and also to break their franchise record 10-year playoff drought. This will be the first season under head coach Rob Chudzinski and a new general manager that has yet to be hired. This also marks the first full season under owner Jimmy Haslam. The Browns will play all of their home games at the newly renamed FirstEnergy Stadium (formerly known as Cleveland Browns Stadium).

Front office changes
On December 31, 2012, the Browns fired general manager Tom Heckert.

Coaching staff changes
On December 31, 2012, the team fired head coach Pat Shurmur. In two seasons as Browns' head coach, Shurmur posted a record of 9–23, including a disappointing 2–10 mark within the division.

University of Oregon head coach Chip Kelly emerged as the favorite to replace Shurmur after a lengthy interview on January 4, however talks between the two sides broke down and Kelly decided to go the Eagles Philadelphia Eagles'

On January 10, the Browns hired former Carolina Panthers' offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski as head coach. Chudzinski, who spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Panthers, also previously served as an assistant coach with the Browns and the San Diego Chargers.

Besides Chudzinski and Kelly, the Browns also interviewed former Arizona Cardinals' head coach Ken Whisenhunt and defensive coordinator Ray Horton, Syracuse University head coach Doug Marrone, Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien, Canadian Football League head coach and former Browns' assistant coach Marc Trestman, and Cincinnati Bengals' defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer.

On January 17, the Browns hired former San Diego Chargers' head coach Norv Turner as offensive coordinator. Turner, who served as Chargers' head coach from 2007–2012, was also the head coach of the Washington Redskins (1994–2000) and Oakland Raiders (2004–2005), and has served as an NFL coach in some capacity since 1985. Turner replaces Brad Childress.

On January 17, the Browns also added Mike Sullivan as offensive line coach, Scott Turner, Norv Turner's son, as wide receivers coach, and Brad Roll as strength and conditioning coach.

2013 draft class

 * Notes
 * The team forfeited its second-round selection after selecting wide receiver Josh Gordon in the 2012 Supplemental Draft.
 * The team acquired an undisclosed selection in a trade that sent safety David Sims to the Philadelphia Eagles.
 * Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual owners' meetings in late-March.

Schedule
The Browns' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

2013 opponents
Listed below are the Browns' opponents for. Exact dates and times will be announced in April.