Browns Officially Hire Todd Haley As Offensive Coordinator

Update:

The Cleveland Browns announced Wednesday that they’ve officially hired Todd Haley as their new offensive coordinator.

“We’re thrilled to bring Todd Haley in as our offensive coordinator,” said Browns HC Hue Jackson. “I’ve known Todd for a very long time and have respected and admired the job he’s done as a play-caller in this league. He’s a coordinator that has been successful in every place he’s been. He has been a guy that has adjusted his offense to successfully complement and taken advantage of the skillset of his personnel. I’ve witnessed firsthand how prolific his offenses have been in the AFC North over the last six seasons. As I reflected after the season and contemplated adding an offensive coordinator to the staff, my first thought was obviously improvement. If I was going to turn over the play calling duties to someone else, it had to be to someone that was experienced and had a long history of success in this league. We were going to be patient about it because there is always a lot of movement in the early part of the offseason. When Todd became available, I jumped at the opportunity to meet with him. Once we sat down and talked, it became quickly evident that Todd would be a great fit. Adding Freddie Kitchens to our staff as running backs coach and associate head coach is also very important. First off, Freddie is a very good coach that has a bright future in this league. He has coached multiple positions and gotten a lot out of his players. Additionally, we’re going to be installing a lot of new concepts and elements to our offense. It’s important to have coaches on your staff that will know and understand the new system. Freddie has a history with Todd and that will make the process of installing the new elements of the offense much more efficient. Obviously, we have a lot of work to do this offseason. I’m excited about the additions we’ve made to our coaching staff, and I’m especially excited to work with Todd to put together a productive Cleveland Browns offensive system that will get us winning quickly.”

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Mary Kay Cabot reports that the Cleveland Browns have officially that they’ve officially hired Todd Haley as their new offensive coordinator.

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Mike Silver reports that the Browns are, in fact, hiring Todd Haley as their new offensive coordinator.

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Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Browns are “on the verge” of hiring former Steelers OC Todd Haley as their offensive coordinator.

• According to Cabot, Browns HC Hue Jackson and his staff are traveling to Mobile, Ala. on Monday for the Senior Bowl, but an announcement could come soon.
• Albert Breer confirms the report and adds that Jackson will cede playing-calling duties to Haley.

On Sunday, Chris Mortensen of ESPN reported that Haley was in “serious talks” with the Browns to become their new offensive coordinator.

The Steelers made the decision to not renew Haley’s contract a few days ago and promote QBs coach Randy Fichtner to offensive coordinator.

Since then, Haley has come up as a potential option for the Jets and Cardinals’ offensive coordinator jobs.

Jackson has discussed the possibility of hiring an offensive coordinator for the 2018 season after handling the responsibilities himself the first two years in Cleveland.

Other candidates for the job include Former Giants HC Ben McAdoo, former Titans HC Mike Mularkey and Texans QBs coach Sean Ryan. 

Haley, 50, began his NFL career with the Jets as a scouting assistant back in 1995. He has worked for a number of teams including the Bears, Cowboys and Chiefs before joining the Steelers as their offensive coordinator in 2012.

In 2017, the Steelers’ offense ranked No. 3 in total yards, No. 8 in points scored, No. 20 in rushing yards and No. 3 in passing yards under Haley.

We’ll have more regarding Haley as the news is available.