CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Browns organization will begin interviewing coaching candidates almost immediately following the season finale on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. The Browns finished the season 7-8-1, with five of those wins coming under interim head coach Gregg Williams. He will get one of the first opportunities to plead his case […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Chauncey Billups is expected to meet with Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert for a second time this week. According to Sam Amico, of Amico Hoops, the meeting could take place Thursday before the NBA Draft. The ESPN Analyst, who has no front office experience, is interviewing for the general manager position. Billups, a […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase has decided to stay in Denver and not interview for the Cleveland Browns head coach position. Gase was considered one of the top HC candidates.   READ MORE: 19ActionNews.com Article and Courtesy of WOIO 19 Action News

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – ESPN is reporting the Cleveland Browns are interviewing Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn Wednesday afternoon. This is to fill their head coach position. Quinn, 43,  began his NFL coaching career in San Francisco as its defensive quality control coach in 2001 before moving to coach the 49ers defensive line […]

PHILADELPHIA – Chip Kelly, the Oregon coach who was interviewed for the Cleveland Browns head coach job, is going to lead the Philadelphia Eagles. The team made the announcement Wednesday. Kelly was considered to be high up on the list of candidates interviewed by the Browns earlier this month. Browns owner Jimmy Haslam reportedly met […]

AKRON, OH (WOIO) - After years as the head football coach at Youngstown State University and The Ohio State University, Jim Tressel was named VP of Strategic Engagement at the University of Akron. The official announcement was made during a 10AM news conference on Wednesday morning. "The first thing I'm going to do is listen, and learn and become a part of the team," Tressel said. "I'm not the offensive coordinator or the defensive coordinator, I'm just on the team."

The Cleveland Browns today named Brad Childress offensive coordinator, the team announced. Childress brings 33 years of coaching experience on both the collegiate and professional levels to the Browns, including 13 in the NFL. Most recently, he spent five seasons (2006-10) as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. As head coach of the Vikings, Childress guided Minnesota to a regular season record of 39-35 (.527), as the team won consecutive division titles (2008-09) for the first time in 28 years (1977-78). In 2009, the team posted a 12-4 record, matching the second-best win total in franchise history, while leading the NFL with a club-high 10 Pro Bowlers.

CLEVELAND - The response to Horseshoe Casino Cleveland's call for applications to fill 750 new positions has been nothing short of amazing, casino executives said Tuesday. In the first 24 hours, they've received roughly 8,500 applications. "It's been great, it's been an overwhelming response," said Horseshoe General Manager Marcus Glover. "Very similar to what we saw when we posted our positions for the dealer training academy back in September."