CLEVELAND (AP) — One win in two seasons cost Sashi Brown his job with the Browns. Coach Hue Jackson is keeping his — for now.

Dormer Kansas City Chiefs general manager John Dorsey was hired Thursday night as the team’s new GM.

“We are thrilled to have John Dorsey lead our football operations,” 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.”

“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.”

Winless with four weeks left in another dismal season, the Cleveland Browns fired Brown on Thursday, jettisoning their top football executive who was unable to improve the volatile franchise enough to satisfy owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam.

Jackson, though, is safe and will return for the 2018 season despite a 1-27 record.

“We have great appreciation and gratitude for Sashi’s commitment and leadership to our organization but believe transitioning to someone with strong experience and success in drafting and building consistently winning football teams is critical to the future of the Cleveland Browns,” Jimmy Haslam said in a statement. “Today we informed Sashi that we were going in a new direction. The 2018 draft and offseason is pivotal for our franchise, we need to ensure that we maximize our opportunity for success; with our picks, free agency and building our roster.”

Haslam said Jackson will return next season, “but we feel it is necessary to take significant steps to strengthen our personnel department. We have begun the process of having productive conversations regarding leadership of our football operations and will provide further updates when appropriate.”

Brown was able to build a nice nest egg for any future general manager or front office. The Browns have two first-round picks in next year’s draft and the team could have as much as $100 million in salary-cap space to help it rebuild.

Along with losing, the Browns have been consistent in front-office and coaching shake-ups. Since taking ownership in 2012, Haslam has fired five other football executives and four coaches.

The team’s decision to pass up on drafting quarterbacks Carson Wentz and Deshaun Watson in the past two drafts may have hastened Brown’s demise and Cleveland has shown little sign of improvement since Brown took over. Brown had no experience in evaluating players as he served as the team’s general counsel before handling the salary cap and contracts.

It’s not yet clear if Haslam plans to retain chief strategist Paul DePodesta and player personnel director Andrew Berry.

Brown and Jackson appeared to be at odds over several roster decisions and Haslam figured his best course of action was to end the relationship rather than attempting to repair it.

Recently, the Browns failed to execute a trade with Cincinnati for quarterback AJ McCarron. The team didn’t submit the required paperwork to the league in time to complete the deal before the deadline on Oct. 31, and the clumsy misstep may have been the final straw for Brown.

Before the team played the Bengals two weeks ago, Jackson and Haslam both chatted with McCarron on the field while Brown stayed on Cleveland’s sideline — a tell-tale sign of their rift.

The Browns host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

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FILE – In this Aug. 18, 2016, file photo, Sashi Brown, acting executive vice president of football operations for the Cleveland Browns, left, speaks with Browns’ owner Jimmy Haslam during practice before an NFL preseason football game against the Atlanta Falcons, in Cleveland. A person familiar with the decisions says the Cleveland Browns have fired Sashi Brown, the club’s vice president of football operations. Brown, who was named the team’s top executive by owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam during an overhaul following the 2015 season, was relieved of his duties on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, said the person who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/12/web1_119371229-b7b9384d549747ed90326d2828307135.jpgFILE – In this Aug. 18, 2016, file photo, Sashi Brown, acting executive vice president of football operations for the Cleveland Browns, left, speaks with Browns’ owner Jimmy Haslam during practice before an NFL preseason football game against the Atlanta Falcons, in Cleveland. A person familiar with the decisions says the Cleveland Browns have fired Sashi Brown, the club’s vice president of football operations. Brown, who was named the team’s top executive by owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam during an overhaul following the 2015 season, was relieved of his duties on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, said the person who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

FILE – In this Nov. 19, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Browns vice president of football operations, Sashi Brown, watches before an NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Browns in Cleveland. A person familiar with the decisions says the Cleveland Browns have fired Sashi Brown. Brown, who was named the team’s top executive by owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam during an overhaul following the 2015 season, was relieved of his duties on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, said the person who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)

http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/12/web1_119371229-ccdd66c5e2fb40fa8ecf350c7c1411f4.jpgFILE – In this Nov. 19, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Browns vice president of football operations, Sashi Brown, watches before an NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Browns in Cleveland. A person familiar with the decisions says the Cleveland Browns have fired Sashi Brown. Brown, who was named the team’s top executive by owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam during an overhaul following the 2015 season, was relieved of his duties on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, said the person who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)

FILE – In this Sept. 1, 2016, file photo, Cleveland Browns acting vice president of football operations, Sashi Brown, walks the field during practice before an NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, in Cleveland. A person familiar with the decisions says the Cleveland Browns have fired Sashi Brown, the club’s vice president of football operations. Brown, who was named the team’s top executive by owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam during an overhaul following the 2015 season, was relieved of his duties on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, said the person who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)

http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/12/web1_119371229-97b6060880024426a5e4900e6037f5bc.jpgFILE – In this Sept. 1, 2016, file photo, Cleveland Browns acting vice president of football operations, Sashi Brown, walks the field during practice before an NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, in Cleveland. A person familiar with the decisions says the Cleveland Browns have fired Sashi Brown, the club’s vice president of football operations. Brown, who was named the team’s top executive by owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam during an overhaul following the 2015 season, was relieved of his duties on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, said the person who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)