Reporter Suggests A New OC Candidate For The Browns

As the Cleveland Browns continue their search for a new offensive coordinator, new names are constantly getting thrown into the mix.

This week, all the speculation was that Jerrod Johnson, currently the quarterbacks coach for the Houston Texans, was a solid candidate for the job.

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In addition to Johnson, a few of the other top candidates up to this point had been:

Andy Dickinson – offensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks
Ken Dorsey – former offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills
Brian Johnson – former offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles
Of these candidates, Brian Johnson and Jerrod Johnson have been the favorites.

However, Mary Kay Cabot of the Plain Dealer is now reporting that there may be another candidate for the job of OC (via Mary Kay Cabot on Twitter).

Kelly, who had been the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans for the last few years, certainly has a leg up because of his previous experience with Watson.

He is not expected to retain his role with the Titans, as they recently fired head coach Mike Vrabel and hired Brian Callahan to take his place.

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As such, Callahan will be bringing in his own offensive coordinator, one candidate of whom is Eric Studebaker, the running backs coach for the Miami Dolphins.

There had been speculation for a while that Kelly may be a candidate for the offensive coordinator position for the Browns, although they have yet to set up an official interview.

Bringing in a familiar face may be just what Watson needs to get comfortable and play like he did in Houston.

Joe Flacco Makes His Pick For CPOY Award

On the heels of one of the most impressive five-game stretches to end the regular season, Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco is a candidate for Comeback Player of the Year (CPOY.)

However, in a recent interview with Zach Gelb of CBS Sports on Twitter, Flacco made it clear that he thinks he shouldn’t even be a candidate.

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He, along with quarterbacks Baker Mayfield, Matthew Stafford, and Tua Tagovailoa, will be competing against Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin for the honor.

After saying that he’s only coming back from being old and shouldn’t be in the running, he said he thinks the honor should go to Hamlin.

Hamlin has one of the most inspirational stories in sports history, and it would be a

shock if anyone received the award besides him.

In a game last January, Hamlin was making a routine tackle against Tee Higgins of the Cincinnati Bengals.

During the play, he suffered sudden cardiac arrest, and his heart stopped beating for an unspecified amount of time.

He was immediately administered CPR and rushed to a nearby hospital, where his heart resumed beating, and he survived the incident.

Even more incredible, however, is the fact that Hamlin was right back in the league for this season, less than a year after the incident.

While he mostly just saw playing time on special teams, the mere fact that Hamlin is playing in the NFL is nothing short of remarkable.

So, to Flacco’s point, while he and most of the other candidates are coming back from being old, getting injured, or having a bad year, Hamlin is coming back from much more and is the clear favorite for Comeback Player of the Year.