DePodesta was chosen after Arizona Diamondbacks assistant GM Amiel Sawdaye rejected the offer and Cleveland Guardians assistant GM Matt Forman pulled out of the running.

In a stunning career shift, Paul DePodesta soon will leave the Cleveland Browns to become the Colorado Rockies’ head of baseball operations, according to sources briefed on the move.

Brees is expected to work alongside play-by-play announcer Adam Amin, per the report.