The Cleveland Browns are making a change at head coach.
The Cleveland Browns are moving on from their longtime head coach, as they announced Monday that they are firing head coach Kevin Stefanski after six seasons with the franchise. It comes on the heels of a 5-12 finish that landed the Browns last place in the AFC North. Stefanski had four losing seasons with Cleveland. However, the Browns will not make any shake ups in their front office, as they announced general manager Andrew Berry will stay in his role. Berry joined the franchise with Stefanski in 2020.
It was an unstable tenure for Stefanski, who employed an NFL-high 13 different starting quarterbacks over his six years in Cleveland. Per ESPN Research, those quarterbacks ranked in the bottom five in Total QBR, yards per attempt and completion percentage. They also added insult to injury with an NFL-high 98 interceptions. Owner Jimmy Haslam told reporters there was no tangible “breaking point,” instead just feeling the need for change.
Here is the full story from Browns Roundtable writer Spencer German on the end of Stefanski's tenure in Cleveland.
Stefanski leaves the team with two NFL Coach of the Year awards, and just two years after signing a contract extension. In the good years, Stefanski led the Browns to two playoff berths in 2020 to 2023. However, they’ve had a downturn ever since, with a record of 8-26 over the last two years.
Stefanski’s successor will mark the franchise’s 11th head coach since 1999.