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Getty Images Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is pushing back against a report that he will personally check the game plans of new head coach Kevin Stefanski. Responding to a report that Haslam told Stefanski that they’ll have weekly meetings on Mondays and that he has to turn the game plan into the...

Getty Images Among the questions that Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski faced in his first press conference since taking the job was one about calling offensive plays. Stefanski called plays in Minnesota after being bumped up to offensive coordinator when John DeFilippo was fired during the...

Getty Images A year ago, Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield looked on track to become the NFL’s next truly big thing. Advertisers wagered on it happening, lining Mayfield up for a slew of national commercials for the football season in which he was supposed to become a superstar. Instead...

Getty Images The Browns reportedly had Wade Phillips and George Edwards on their list of defensive coordinator candidates. The list, though, has narrowed. Jim Trotter of NFL Media reports that new coach Kevin Stefanski will hire either Steve Wilks or Joe Woods as his defensive coordinator...

Getty Images The guy portrayed by Jonah Hill in Moneyball has spent four years with the Browns, occupying a big title while never actually relocating to Cleveland. So what does chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta actually do? “My kids ask me the same question because they want to tell people...

Getty Images Kevin Stefanski is 37 years old, and just took a job which no one has succeeded in for decades. And yet, those who know him think he’s prepared for what’s to come, such that anyone can really prepare for being coach of the Cleveland Browns. Former Vikings head coach Brad...

Getty Images In post-truth America, the motto E pluribus unum has been replaced with That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. LSU’s story in the aftermath of a viral video showing Browns receiver (and former LSU standout) Odell Beckham Jr. handing out cash to LSU players after Monday night’s...

Getty Images New Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski says he’s eager to get to work with quarterback Baker Mayfield. “I spoke to Baker briefly yesterday,” Stefanski said at his press conference today. “He’s the quarterback, he’s the trigger man, and that’s the exciting part to me. I’ve worked...

Getty Images After the Browns hired Kevin Stefanski as their new head coach last weekend, there was a report that he had to agree to turn in a game plan to ownership and the analytics department on Fridays before games. The report also indicated Stefanski would have to sit for weekly analytics...

Getty Images After Kevin Stefanski’s first press conference as the Browns head coach, the team’s chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta hit the podium to answer questions. Stefanski denied a report that he will be required to turn in weekly game plans to the team’s analytics department and...

Getty Images NFL teams have a habit of hiring head coaches who are the exact opposite of the head coach they just fired. The announcement from the Cleveland Browns regarding their new coach makes it crystal clear that the next guy is the polar opposite of the last guy. “We are thrilled to...

Getty Images The Panthers have requested permission to interview Eagles vice president of football operations Andrew Berry for executive vice president of football operations, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports. Berry, 32, also is a candidate for the Browns’ General Manager job. Berry...

Getty Images Vikings assistant General Manager George Paton turned down three opportunities to interview with the Jets in previous seasons. He accepted the opportunity to talk with the Browns, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Paton is close with new Browns coach Kevin Stefanski, who was the...

Getty Images Wade Phillips said last week he intended to continue his career. He might get that chance in Cleveland. Phillips’ name has been discussed internally for the job to run the defense in Cleveland under new head coach Kevin Stefanski, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports. The Rams...

Getty Images Well, that didn’t take long. Only minutes after a report that the Panthers had requested permission to interview Andrew Berry comes word from Ian Rapoport of NFL Media that the Eagles have denied permission. The Eagles are allowed to deny the Panthers permission since its not an...

Getty Images Last week, Peter King proposed a moratorium on any coaching interviews or hires until after the Super Bowl. It would make for a far more fair playing field, even if the rule would routinely be violated with off-the-record conversations that never officially happened. Before...

Getty Images Yesterday was a crushing loss for the Texans, but at least they can comfort themselves with their future, and how they can use the 26th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to make a good team better. Oh wait, they already traded that one to the Dolphins. Sorry guys, that was probably too...

Getty Images The Browns hired Kevin Stefanski as their new head coach on Sunday and that means they can move their attention toward hiring John Dorsey’s replacement as the team’s General Manager. One candidate they hoped to speak to about the vacancy reportedly won’t be coming in for an...

Getty Images The Cleveland Browns have hired their next head coach. Former Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski is the Browns’ new head coach, according to multiple reports. The Browns couldn’t officially hire Stefanski until the Vikings were eliminated from the playoffs, and less...

Getty Images Last year, Browns chief strategy officer (a big title for basically a part-time, absentee gig) Paul DePodesta wanted the Browns to hire Vikings offensive coordinator (for a handful of games) Kevin Stefanski. The Browns instead hired Browns offensive coordinator (for two handfuls of...