2012 Cleveland Browns

The  Cleveland Browns season will be the team's 66th season as a professional sports franchise and its 62nd season as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The team will attempt to improve on its 2011 season, where it finished with a record of 4–12 and placed fourth in the AFC North. The team will also attempt to break its 9-year playoff drought, the longest in franchise history. This season marks the third season under the leadership of team president Mike Holmgren and general manager Tom Heckert and the second season under head coach Pat Shurmur. The Browns will play all of their home games at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.

2012 Draft Class
NOTES:
 * undefined The Browns acquired the Atlanta Falcons' 2012 first- and fourth-round selections and 2011 first-, second-, and fourth-round selections for Cleveland's 2011 first-round selection.
 * undefined Although the Browns have a seventh round pick, they traded their original selection in this round to the Minnesota Vikings for DE Jayme Mitchell.
 * undefined The Browns acquired the Denver Broncos' 2012 seventh round selection, a 2011 sixth round selection, and RB Peyton Hillis for QB Brady Quinn.
 * Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined later in the spring after compensatory selections are awarded.

Schedule
The Browns' preseason schedule will be announced in March or April.

Opponents
Per the NFL scheduling formula adopted in, the Browns will play each team from the AFC West and NFC East, as well as the fourth place teams from the AFC East and South. This is in addition to a home-and-away series against each of the Browns' division rivals. Dates and times are expected to be announced in April.

