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Browns owner Randy Lerner will interview Baltimore’s director of pro personnel George Kokinis for the club’s general manager position, a meeting that could clear the way for Cleveland to hire fired New York Jets coach Eric Mangini.

The Browns received permission to speak with Kokinis after the Ravens advanced in the AFC playoffs, 27-9 win at Miami on Sunday. They’ll play at Tennessee on Saturday.

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Mangini, the front-runner to become Cleveland’s coach, has expressed an interest in working with Kokinis, a longtime friend who worked with him for two years in Cleveland and one in Baltimore.