The Baltimore Ravens interviewed former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski for their head coaching vacancy on Friday.
Stefanski spent the first 14 years of his NFL career on the Minnesota Vikings
coaching staff, rising from assistant coach to the team’s offensive coordinator, before being hired by the Cleveland Browns in 2019.
Stefanski then served as head coach of the Browns for six years before being fired this past Monday. The Browns finished the season 5-12, their fourth losing record during Stefanski’s tenure, and last in the AFC North for the second consecutive season.
Despite a 45-56 regular-season record, Stefanski left a relatively positive mark on Cleveland as the franchise’s most successful head coach this century. He led the team to its first playoff appearance in 18 years and its first victory in 26 years, when the team emphatically defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 48-37 in the 2020 season. The 43-year-old was also named the AP Coach of the Year in 2020 and 2023.
Cleveland’s success under Stefanski was brief and inconsistent, though much of the blame for the team’s disappointing performance this decade can be attributed to the front office. During Stefanski’s six seasons, the Browns started a league-high 13 different quarterbacks, according to ESPN.
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