Browns hire Todd Monken as next head coach: reports

The Cleveland Browns hired Todd Monken arsenic its adjacent caput manager connected Wednesday, replacing Kevin Stefanski, according to aggregate reports.

Monken volition beryllium the 11th caput manager since the squad returned to the NFL successful 1999. He was the Baltimore Ravens’ violative coordinator from 2023 to 2025 nether John Harbaugh. Monken was successful the moving to enactment nether Harbaugh erstwhile helium took the New York Giants’ occupation but seemingly passed connected that for his archetypal head-coaching accidental successful the NFL.

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Baltimore Ravens coordinator Todd Monken connected the tract earlier the crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders  at M&T Bank Stadium connected Sept. 15, 2024. (Tommy Gilligan/Imagn Images)

He volition regenerate Stefanski, who was fired aft a 5-12 play successful Cleveland. Stefanski led the Browns to 2 playoff appearances and was a two-time NFL Coach of the Year earlier helium was fto go. Stefanski took the Atlanta Falcons’ occupation and the Giants volition person to look elsewhere for an violative coordinator.

As for Monken, helium has erstwhile acquisition successful the Browns’ organization.

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Baltimore Ravens violative coordinator Todd Monken walks connected the tract during the day league of grooming campy astatine the Under Armour Performance Center successful Owings Mills, Maryland. July 27, 2024. (Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports)

He was the team’s violative coordinator successful 2019 nether caput manager Freddie Kitchens. Cleveland was 6-10 that play with Baker Mayfield starring the complaint astatine quarterback. The squad finished 22nd successful yards gained and points scored. He was besides the violative coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2016 to 2018.

Monken had immoderate occurrence astatine the assemblage shot level. He served nether Kirby Smart arsenic the violative coordinator from 2020 to 2022. Georgia won the nationalist title successful 2021 and 2022. He was the caput manager of Southern Miss from 2013 to 2015 arsenic well.

Baltimore Ravens violative coordinator Todd Monken stands connected the tract earlier the crippled against the Washington Commanders astatine M&T Bank Stadium successful Baltimore, Maryland. Oct. 13, 2024. (Tommy Gilligan/Imagn Images)

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Cleveland volition person a batch to code connected the violative broadside of the shot successful 2026. The squad inactive has questions surrounding its backmost and volition person to bash much to bolster the defence beyond Myles Garrett.

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