Browns fire head coach Hue Jackson
The Cleveland Browns have put an end to rampant speculation about the dysfunction of their coaching staff by firing the coach.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Browns have fired coach Hue Jackson midway through his third season with the team.
Browns fired Hue Jackson, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 29, 2018
The Browns were improved this year, but not enough. After winning just one of his first 32 games in Cleveland, Jackson was 2-5-1 this season — better, but not good enough.
Perhaps more importantly, some of his recent comments painted a picture of chaos and instability behind the scenes on the Cleveland coaching staff. He appeared to be the root cause of it all, and it wasn’t as if he was doing much in the way of winning.