The Cleveland Browns are reportedly ready to move on from head coach Kevin Stefanski after six years, but Stefanski had no interest in discussing that topic after his team finished the season with consecutive wins.
Cleveland bested the Cincinnati Bengals via a field goal on the final drive of the game to win by a score of 20-18. The victory moved the Browns to a record of 5-12 on the season after a 2-8 start. Rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders finished the campaign with a 3-4 record as the starter over the final seven contests of the year.
Browns beat reporters wasted little time asking Stefanski about his job security during the postgame press conference, particularly after Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reported on Sunday morning, January 4 that Stefanski was not long for his current position in Cleveland.
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“Kevin Stefanski will be unemployed very soon here,” Glazer said during the network’s NFL pregame show.
Stefanski was then feisty with media members who pressed him on his job status after Cleveland’s road win.
“This game is not about me,” Stefanski said. “I told you guys that.”
“I’m gonna spend the next 30 minutes celebrating with this team,” he continued.
Stefanski has been with the organization for six years, capturing two NFL Coach of the Year awards. His teams went to the playoffs in 2020 and 2023, the two years he won that honor, but have missed the postseason following the other four campaigns.
For his career, Stefanski owns a regular season record of 45-56. He is 1-2 in the playoffs.
Glazer also reported on Sunday that the Green Bay Packers may decide to part ways with head coach Matt LaFleur if the team loses in the first round of the playoffs to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
Should that happen, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk speculated on Sunday that Stefanski might end up the lead man at Lambeau Field once the coaching carousel stops going round in the late winter/early spring of 2026.
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