Browns Give Hue The Hook After Two Years Plus Seasons Of Losses
One of the most inglorious runs at head coach in NFL history is finally over as the Cleveland Browns are moving on from their embattled coach.
The Cleveland Browns fired coach Hue Jackson on Monday morning after two plus seasons as head coach.
The firing comes a day after the Cleveland Browns lost 33-18 to the Pittsburgh Steelers, their third consecutive loss to drop them to 2-5-1.
In two plus seasons as Browns head coach Hue Jackson went 3-36-1, the worst mark over that stretch.
The Browns went 1-15 in Jackson’s first season before completing a dubious 0-16 campaign last season.
The Browns hired John Dorsey as general manager late last season, and in a surprising move, Dorsey elected to keep on Jackson after he compiled a 1-31 mark over two seasons.
There were rumors ahead of Sunday’s game vs the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field that Hue Jackson was coaching for his job because of the turmoil developed between he and Browns’ offensive coordinator Todd Haley.
There were talks that the relationship between Hue Jackson andTodd Haley had fallen off course completely and that a move was strongly being considered by Cleveland’s front office pending Sunday’s result.
Jackson, who was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders back in 2011 when he led Oakland to an 8-8 mark, served as an offensive coordinator in Cincinnati for a few seasons.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Jackson’s 3-36-1 mark is the worst in NFL history for a head coach for one team (minimum 40 games).
The Cleveland Browns will host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium.
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