Insider affords massive replace on futures of Kevin Stefanski, Andrew Berry

Cleveland Browns proprietor Jimmy Haslam just lately voiced his help for head coach Kevin Stefanski and normal supervisor Andrew Berry, however Haslam stopped in need of guaranteeing the 2 will maintain onto their jobs with the Browns at 3-10 within the closing weeks of a misplaced season for the group. 

Throughout the newest version of the “Scoop Metropolis” podcast, NFL insider Dianna Russini of The Athletic provided an replace on the futures of Stefanski and Berry. 

“I talked to some folks in Cleveland, and so they inform me that Andrew Berry and Kevin Stefanski are going to be secure — they’ll come again subsequent yr,” Russini mentioned, as shared by Bleacher Report’s Jack Murray. “I believe they notice that the issue that they are having has extra to do with the quarterback than it does with Kevin Stefanski.”

Russini was referencing how Cleveland’s Deshaun Watson was arguably the league’s worst beginning quarterback of the season’s first six weeks earlier than he suffered a ruptured Achilles on Oct. 20. In line with ESPN stats, Watson enters this weekend ranked final within the NFL amongst certified gamers with a 22.9 adjusted QBR for the marketing campaign. He recorded 5 landing passes with three interceptions throughout fewer than seven full video games. 

Whereas Stefanski is a two-time Related Press NFL Coach of the 12 months Award winner who has guided the Browns to a pair of playoff appearances because the begin of the 2020 season, he and Berry will eternally be married to the membership giving Watson a completely assured five-year, $230M contract as a part of buying the signal-caller from the Houston Texans in March 2022. Because the completion of that commerce, Watson has made simply 19 regular-season begins for Cleveland. He required surgical procedure to restore an damage to his throwing shoulder final fall. 

Haslam mentioned this week that “we are going to take a look at every part” throughout the upcoming offseason concerning Cleveland’s quarterback choices, however most consider the membership will likely be caught with what’s left of Watson’s deal by not less than the top of the 2025 marketing campaign. The Browns are anticipated to have Watson compete for the beginning job every time he is cleared to follow subsequent summer season, and it seems the Stefanski-Berry regime will be tasked with as soon as once more filling the group’s quarterback room.