BREAKING NEWS: Tennessee volunteers qb has terminated his contract of $90 million .
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns are in the running to replace former Panthers coach Duce Staley, who they interviewed this week. Staley, 48, replaces Stump Mitchell, who was fired Wednesday, the same day the Browns fired offensive coordinator/quarterback Alex. Van Pelt and tight end coaches T.C. McCartney. Staley spent the day at the Cross Country Mortgage campus in Berea interviewing with the Browns and they plan to make him an offer, a league source told cleveland.com.
But the Jets plan to do the same, the source said. MORE CLEVELAND BROWNS AFTER AFC Playoff QBs Take Deshaun Watson Way Beyond 2024 Playoffs — Jimmy Watkins Frank Ryan Football, Old Photos & Songs: some Alzheimer’s and Alzheimer’s or Alzheimer’s or Alzheimer’s. them: At Mary Kay Cabot Cleveland, Staley took over a running game that ranked 12th in the NFL this season despite being a four-time Pro Bowler. Nick Chubb suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 2.4.
In Chubb’s absence, the Browns ran the ball by committee, led by Jerome Ford’s 813 yards (4.0 avg.) and four touchdowns and Kareem Hunt’s 411 yards (3.0 avg.). a team-high nine. Pierre Strong Jr. finished third on the team with 291 yards (4.6 avg.) and TD. But in the running game, a 45-14 loss to the Texans in the wild card round, he had 56 yards on 20 carries. 2.8-yard average against the league’s No. 6 run defense. 4,444 4,444 Staley, a third-round pick of the South Carolina Eagles in 1997, was a Super Bowl player for the Steelers in 2005 and coach of the Eagles in 2017. Staley spent five of his 10 seasons there. 4,444 4,444 in Philadelphia (2011-20) with Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, including on the Super Bowl-winning team when they beat the Patriots 41-33 in the 2017 postseason. He also served as the Lions’ assistant head coach and linebackers coach. in 2021 and 2022 and the Panthers’ assistant head coach and running backs coaches in 2023. The Panthers were 1-10 when Staley, head coach Frank Reich and running backs coach Josh McCown were fired in November. Their offense was last in the NFL and their rushing game was 20th…
