Browns introduce new coach Hue Jackson: ‘This city deserves a winner’

ESPN reported that Manziel was a topic of discussion between the head coach and the organization during meetings leading up to Jackson’s hiring, and that the former Bengals coordinator expressed his preference that the team move on from the former Texas A&M quarterback.

The Browns fired coach Mike Pettine and general manager Ray Farmer on January 3 following another disappointing season that saw three different starting quarterbacks and ongoing off-field issues surrounding troubled second-year signal-caller Johnny Manziel.

“Hue talks about it, and we talk about it all the time, the rabid fan base, and like I said, we got the guy we wanted, but there were several really outstanding coaches we had the opportunity to interview, and I think it’s a credit to really, this town and the fan base”.

The history of turnover didn’t stop Jackson, 50, from canceling an interview with the New York Giants – the standard of stability and victor of two Super Bowls since the 2007 season – and signing a contract Wednesday to lead the Browns. “I said, ‘This is what I think we can do here”.

With the coach’s years of experience in the division and as accomplished a resume as anyone the Browns have hired of late, there’s reason for optimism as the Jackson era in Cleveland begins. “Having the No. 2 pick is great “” and sometimes it”™s not. He said his meetings with the Browns were fruitful.

“I am going to attract some good coaches and some great coaches, but to me we have to find the right fit for us”, Jackson said.

McAdoo, 38, is being given the job a little more than a week after Tom Coughlin stepped down after 12 seasons, the person spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the team has not officially announced the hiring.

Jackson also was set to interview with the Giants on Thursday.

He says he wants to review the QB’s season before making any decisions. I try to be innovative and cutting edge on offense. Miami however is holding out hope that they will not be looking for a new quarterback in 2017. “I wish him the very best 14 times each season”. “I think he shows some leadership skills”.

Johnny Manziel’s future in the National Football League remains unclear.

New England defensive lineman Chandler Jones is keeping a low profile in the week after he was taken to the hospital with an unspecified medical emergency….

Seahawks’ Lynch practices • Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch was a full participant in practice but coach Pete Carroll cautioned that was not an indication that Lynch will play Sunday in the Seahawks’ playoff game, against the Panthers. “It was not like he was surprised or upset with the way the hearing went”, Whitten said. I mean, that’s how I get judged and I respect that. Shields, who hasn’t played since suffering a concussion December 13, was limited in practice Wednesday. Getting Shields back would be a boost for a secondary that must contend with veteran Larry Fitzgerald.

Only in Cincinnati, where Jackson has spent seven of his 15 years in the pros-including the last four-had he ever found a measure of stability.

Phillips’s personal and legal problems consistently threatened and ultimately ended a once-promising football career.