The Cleveland Browns are hiring former Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken to be their next head coach, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Monken, who turns 60 on Feb. 5, replaces Kevin Stefanski, who was fired on Jan. 5 after six seasons in Cleveland. The Browns finished 5-12 this past season and have an 8-26 record since last reaching the playoffs in the 2023 season.
Monken, who had spent the past three seasons in Baltimore and was not retained on new Ravens coach Jesse Minter’s staff, will become the franchise’s 11th full-time coach since returning to the NFL in 1999, which trails only the Las Vegas Raiders (13) during that span. He previously served as offensive coordinator of the Browns in the 2019 season on Freddie Kitchens’ staff.
Monken was one of five candidates with whom the Browns held in-person interviews, along with defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, Jacksonville Jaguars OC Grant Udinski, Los Angeles Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase and Washington Commanders run game coordinator/running backs coach Anthony Lynn. Udinski, who interviewed last Friday, withdrew his name from consideration, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
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