BEREA, Ohio — For the second consecutive season, Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is relinquishing playcalling duties.
Stefanski stated Monday that offensive coordinator Tommy Rees will name performs Sunday within the workforce’s street recreation towards the New York Jets. The two-6 Browns returned from the bye and held a follow Monday.
“I’ve a ton of belief and religion in Tommy,” Stefanski stated. “He is greater than succesful, so excited for him. However backside line is we’ve to simply get higher collectively.
“I simply felt like Tommy is someone that I believed in,” Stefanski later stated. “Clearly employed him right here a pair years again, as a result of I actually consider in Tommy as a coach, and he is achieved every little thing that we have requested, and I simply really feel like that is the suitable time.”
The Browns have the third-lowest scoring offense within the NFL, averaging 15.8 factors per recreation. Cleveland made a change at quarterback 4 video games into the season, benching the since-traded veteran Joe Flacco for rookie Dillon Gabriel. The transfer, although, hasn’t been sufficient to jump-start Cleveland’s offense.
Gabriel, the No. 94 decide within the 2025 NFL draft, has accomplished 59.9% of his passes for 702 yards, 5 touchdowns and two interceptions this season. His 26.8 Complete QBR ranks above solely Tennessee Titans rookie Cam Ward.
Stefanski confirmed that Gabriel would proceed to be the workforce’s beginning quarterback, which he stated can be the case earlier than the bye. Backup Shedeur Sanders, who was inactive in Week 8 due to a again harm, was not seen practising on Monday as he continues to nurse the harm.
Rees is in his second season in Cleveland after becoming a member of the workers in 2024 as tight ends coach and cross recreation specialist. Rees, 33, beforehand served because the offensive coordinator on the College of Alabama for the 2023 season. He was additionally the College of Notre Dame’s offensive coordinator from 2020 to 2022.
Final season, Stefanski gave up playcalling duties to then-OC Ken Dorsey seven video games into the season because the Browns posted the lowest-scoring offense within the league. The change coincided with quarterback Deshaun Watson’s season-ending Achilles harm and the Browns naming Jameis Winston their starter. Dorsey was fired on the conclusion of the 2024 season.
Stefanski stated Monday that the workforce shouldn’t be opening the follow window for Watson, who stays on the bodily unable to carry out checklist, this week and that he had no additional replace.