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The Cleveland Browns need a quarterback of the future. The hope for many was that Shedeur Sanders could show enough to be that guy (or Dillon Gabriel, for that matter) or that the Browns would lose enough games to have the top pick in the 2026 NFL draft. Instead, questions remain for Sanders and Gabriel, and Cleveland is picking sixth overall in a draft class that many assume will only have two top quarterback options (Fernando Mendoza, Dante Moore).
Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss jumped into the conversation during the College Football Playoffs, but most expected him to return to...
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The Cleveland Browns have officially requested to interview Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter for their open head coaching position.
Minter’s been getting a lot of head coaching love lately, and he’s been one of the best defensive coordinators in the league over the past two seasons after arriving in LA from the University of Michigan in 2024.
His Charger defenses have been absolutely smothering opposing offenses using a variety of different coverage variations in combination with calculated blitz packages. He’s also well known for his ability to communicate and develop young players, which is an obvious sticking point...
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The Cleveland Browns are on the hunt for a new head coach for the first time since 2020, and it’s no secret that Andrew Berry and Co. want to get it right this time. That’s not to say that Kevin Stefanski was necessarily the wrong choice; he just unfortunately had two atrocious seasons back to back for various reasons.
Looking forward, it seems obvious that the Browns want to focus on repairing and elevating the offense to where the defense has been under Jim Schwartz over the past few seasons.
Aside from an injection of talent to the roster itself,...
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The list of NFL head coaching vacancies is already eight deep, with the Cleveland Browns facing competition for the top candidates from the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, and Miami Dolphins. A few of the head coaches fired, including Kevin Stefanski and John Harbaugh, are among the candidates to fill other positions with a head start on the process, based on the NFL’s rules.
Many thought the list of vacancies would stop on “Black Monday,” but the Ravens and Dolphins moving on from their coaches opened the idea that the NFL...
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The Cleveland Browns are slotted at the sixth overall pick in this April’s NFL draft. Who will they select? What positions are on their short list of the greatest needs? Will they go offense or defense?
The sixth draft pick alone is a valuable asset for any ballclub. Last year, the Browns owned the second overall pick, then traded it away to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who had a man crush on CB/WR Travis Hunter out of Colorado. The Browns dropped from #2 to #5, then grabbed defensive tackle Mason Graham, who ended up making the ESPN All-Rookie Team. Plus, in...
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As the Cleveland Browns start their head coaching search after firing head coach Kevin Stefanski on Monday, many fans and pundits wonder what coach the team should pursue. The head coach candidate pool isn’t as strong as years prior, but with the news that the Baltimore Ravens have parted ways with head coach John Harbaugh, the candidate list has a bit more variety. So far, Cleveland has requested interviews for three outside candidates: Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken (who has coached in Cleveland before), Cincinnati Bengals OC Dan Pitcher, and Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Aden Durde.
The Browns will...
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A significant number of teams, including the Cleveland Browns, have head coach openings as the offseason begins. The following teams currently have a vacancy at the position:
The Baltimore Ravens are probably the most desirable opening given that 2-time MVP Lamar Jackson is the quarterback of the team. Any head coach will be able to come in and know that they will be in playoff contention in 2026. A team like the New York...
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In many ways, the first week after the completion of the 2025 NFL regular season has seemed similar to the first week of NFL free agency: Long. In just a few days, the Cleveland Browns fired HC Kevin Stefanski, saw Stefanski getting interviews with a number of other teams, learned John Harbaugh would be available, planned interviews with two in-house candidates, and put in three requests for external candidates.
On Thursday, the team announced that they were interviewing OC Tommy Rees and DC Jim Schwartz.
That leaves interview times needed for Todd Monken, Aden Durde, and Dan Pitcher. [Given the...
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The Cleveland Browns head coaching search has officially begun. A few days after letting go of HC Kevin Stefanski, the Browns list of candidates for their open head coach position is off to an interesting start:
Former Ravens HC John Harbaugh makes sense as an option, but he is reportedly going to wait a week before starting his interview process.
While the Browns have requested interviews with the three outside candidates, [partially...
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The Cleveland Browns have stayed busy this week after closing out another disappointing season on Sunday.
The club fired head coach Kevin Stefanski after six seasons, kicking off what owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam declared to be “120 days (that) are crucial for the organization.” That time frame will also reportedly include a “heavy investment” on the offensive side of the ball, according to general manager Andrew Berry.
It is going to be a busy time for Berry as he leads the search for a head coach, with a pool of in-house candidates, some fresh faces, and [one longtime foe...
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The Cleveland Browns will be interviewing two in-house candidates for their head coaching position on Thursday as the team’s head coach search gets rolling along. The NFL rules and schedule provide a lot of limitations that will likely extend most coaching decisions a few weeks. With John Harbaugh all of a sudden on the market, and the chance that a coach or two who lose in the first round of the NFL playoffs could join him, the delay works out for almost everyone.
Many have pegged Harbaugh for the New York Giants job, but [there are reasons the Browns could...
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