However, the Haslams were swayed by then-general manager to hire Kitchens, and the results were atrocious. Berry has not yet met with Haslam and there have been no interviews for the GM opening to this point, according to the person familiar with the decision to hire Stefanski. Cleveland’s search committee selected Stefanski over 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, two of eight candidates the Browns met with the past two weeks. Stefanski appealed to the Browns for numerous reasons with his work to improve Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins at the top of his pluses. Stefanski was promoted to offensive coordinator for the final three games of 2018 after Zimmer fired John DeFilippo.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 12, 2020 23:48 UTC