Browns fire Jackson, shake up staff
OC Haley out, too; Williams named interim head coach
Hue Jackson’s failed, flawed tenure with the Cleveland Browns is finally over.
The team fired its embattled coach on Monday, ending a run of futility nearly unmatched in NFL history. Jackson, who went 3-36-1 in two-plus seasons, was dismissed on Monday by general manager John Dorsey with the backing of owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam.
The Browns also dismissed offensive coordinator Todd Haley and named defensive coordinator Gregg Williams interim coach. Haley was in his first season on Jackson’s staff after spending the previous six in Pittsburgh.
Running backs coach Freddie Kitchens was promoted to offensive coordinator.
Giants: Coach Pat Shurmur said 15-year veteran eli manning remains his starting quarterback, but he will be evaluating everything during the 1-7 Giants’ upcoming bye week. “i’ve always been a team player, and do kind of what i’m told,” manning said. “i expect and want to be the starting quarterback until i’m told differently.” buccaneers: Jameis Winston’s inability to cut down on turnovers has cost him his starting job. Without speculating on what the move means for the young quarterback’s future with the team, coach dirk Koetter said veteran backup ryan fitzpatrick will lead the nfl’s no. 1 ranked offense against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Winston was benched after throwing four interceptions during Sunday’s 37-34 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Cowboys: offensive line coach Paul Alexander was fired less than halfway into his first season with the team. Alexander was an assistant coach with the Bengals for 23 years before he was hired last offseason. former Cowboys offensive lineman marc Colombo, who had served as assistant offensive line coach since 2016, will take over as offensive line coach. the team also said former offensive line coach Hudson Houck was returning to work with Colombo in an advisory role.