Browns fire Kevin Stefanski; Andrew Berry to lead coach search

Cbssports reported the Cleveland Browns fired head coach Kevin Stefanski on Monday after a six-season run with a 44-56 record. "We appreciate all [Stefanski's] hard work and dedication to our organization but our results over the last two seasons have not been satisfactory, and we believe a change at the head coaching position is necessary," Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam wrote in a statement.

Stefanski was a two-time Coach of the Year, winning 11 games in both 2020 and 2023. In 2020 he led the team to its first playoff appearance in 18 years and its first playoff win in 23 years; in 2023 the Browns made the playoffs but lost in the first round. The team went 3-14 and 5-12 over the last two seasons, prompting the Haslams and general manager Andrew Berry to make a change.

Berry will remain as general manager and lead the search for Stefanski's replacement, and lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones reports the search will likely yield another first-time head coach.

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