The Cleveland Browns made it official, announcing the hire of Matt Thomas as their new vice president of football administration. Thomas, who worked previously for the Miami Dolphins, assumes the role that was held until now by Dawn Aponte. With the Dolphins, he was responsible for several administrative functions, which included assisting with the management of the salary cap, player contract negotiations, football budgeting and acting as a liaison with the NFL Management Council on salary cap compliance and other labor and legal matters. Source: National Football Post