Browns call on female coach

Browns chief of staff Callie Brownson will handle game-day duties for team’s tight ends Sunday against the Jaguars, a first in team history for a female. Brownson, left, who was hired by Browns coach Kevin Stefanski shortly after he joined the Browns earlier this year, will fill in for coach Drew Petzing. He didn’t travel to Jacksonville, Florida with the team after his wife, Louisa, gave birth to the couple’s first child Saturday. Brownson is one of a handful of female coaches currentlyworking in the NFL. Her normal duties stretch across the Browns’ entire coaching staff. Earlier this week, Stefanski, who broke in with the Vikings in a role similar to Brownson’s, praised her ability to juggle an ever-changing schedule this week because of COVID-19 issues. The team had to close its facility three times due to players testing positive. Brownson made history earlier this season when the Browns’ game inWashington featured a female coach for both teams and a female official. Brownson was a full-time coaching intern with the Bills last season.