Eric Mangini will be the next Browns head coach. A person with knowledge of the negotiations said that Mangini will be introduced Thursday at a news conference at the team’s headquarters in Berea.
The 37-year-old Mangini agreed to a four-year deal with the club Wednesday, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because contract details had yet to be finalized.
Mangini began his NFL career as a ball boy with the Browns in 1994 under then-coach Bill Belichick. Now he’s taking over the job of one of his best friends in football, fired Browns coach Romeo Crennel.
Mangini went 23-25 and made the playoffs once in three seasons with the Jets, who stumbled down the stretch to lose four of their last five games and miss the playoffs after an 8-3 start. For the position of defensive coordinator, sources said that Mangini will bring aboard Raiders defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, whose contract with Oakland also is up. Sources also said that Mangini and Crennel discussed the possibility of Crennel returning to work with Mangini but decided it best to both go in a different direction. Mangini will also hire Jets quarterbacks coach Brian Daboll, whose contract is expiring, as his offensive coordinator, league sources said.
The next step is hiring a GM to run operations. It is said that Mangini recommended Baltimore player personnel director George Kokinis as his preference as GM. Kokinis is expected to interview with Lerner on Sunday. Lerner has also interviewed Scott Pioli, New England’s director of player personnel and T.J. McCreight, the Browns’ director of player personnel, and plans to also interview Eagles general manager Tom Heckert for their GM opening to replace Phil Savage .
Rob Trautman
PrimeTime Sports/BlogTalk Radio
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