Mike McDaniel has been drawing plenty of interest this coaching cycle after he was fired by the Miami Dolphins.
While McDaniel has interviewed for head coach and offensive coordinator openings, he has now decided to withdraw his name from consideration for the Cleveland Browns job, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
McDaniel was set to go for an in-person interview with the Browns on Wednesday.
Former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel informed the Browns he’s withdrawing from their head coaching search ahead of a scheduled in-person interview Wednesday, per sources.
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McDaniel was the offensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers before being hired by the Dolphins, so going back to being an OC has been a possibility in this cycle.
McDaniel has had head coach interviews with the Browns, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Las Vegas Raiders and Tennessee Titans. He also has interviewed for an OC job with the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he had an OC interview scheduled on Tuesday with the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Browns fired Kevin Stefanski, who was hired by the Falcons, and the Titans hired Robert Saleh as their new head coach.
As for the Browns, they had second interviews scheduled with McDaniel, Jim Schwartz, Jesse Minter and a couple of others for their head coach opening.
The Dolphins fired McDaniel after four seasons as the head coach, but it continues to look like he will get a job in this cycle as either an OC or a head coach, and it could be coming very soon.
