Browns legend ‘not interested’ in vacant coaching job with team

“I won’t be interested in NFL or college jobs until my kids are at least in college. Maybe not even then, but certainly not until then.”

The Cleveland Browns have had one of the best rushing attacks in all of football for each of the last two seasons, in large part thanks to Browns offensive line coach Bill Callahan. Unfortunately, Callahan will be joining his son, Brian Callahan, who was hired as the new head coach of the Tennessee Titans, leaving a vacancy for the offensive line job in Cleveland.

Former Browns offensive lineman Joe Thomas is not only one of the best offensive linemen of all time but also one of the best players in the history of the franchise.

On paper, he would be a great fit for the vacant job in Cleveland. However, in a discussion with Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, Thomas shot down the idea, saying that he will not coach in the NFL until his kids are at least in college, if ever.

“I’m not interested at this point,” Thomas told Cabot. “I won’t be interested in NFL or college jobs until my kids are at least in college. Maybe not even then, but certainly not until then.”

Considering his kids are still in grade school at the moment living in Munich, Germany, it makes sense why Thomas wouldn’t want to commit to an NFL coaching job at the moment. It also means that he won’t dive into NFL coaching for quite some time, if at all.

Thomas is also an NFL analyst for NFL Network, a role he has held since 2019. With that in mind, there is seemingly a chance that he never ends up coaching for an NFL team, and instead continue to pursue a media role in the future

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For sports fans, it can be difficult to see a good player leave for a different team.

Coaches leaving for a different organization is not usually an issue because there isn’t as much emotional investment in them from diehard fans.

Cleveland Browns offensive line coach Bill Callahan

For sports fans, it can be difficult to see a good player leave for a different team.

Coaches leaving for a different organization is not usually an issue because there isn’t as much emotional investment in them from diehard fans.

However, there are those rare coaches who leave a franchise, and it feels as if there has been a death in the family.

On Thursday, former Cleveland Browns offensive line coach Bill Callahan announced he was leaving the team to coach the offensive line with the Tennessee Titans.

Brian Callahan, Bill’s son, recently became the head coach of the Titans, so it was only a matter of time before the two reconnected professionally.

With Callahan’s departure, the Browns will be without arguably the best offensive line coach in the NFL.

“I think it is a huge loss,” said Tony Grossi on ESPN Cleveland on Friday. “It feels to me today like the Browns lost a playoff game. That’s how I feel because that’s how valuable Bill Callahan was in developing players and being a resource for Kevin Stefanski. I think over the last four years, he’s been the MVP of the coaching staff.”

Callahan was under contract with Cleveland through 2024, but the team permitted him to speak with Brian due to the special circumstances.

Brian Callahan had previously stated that he wanted to work with his father and now he gets the opportunity.

The hiring was also significant because it marked the first time in league history that a head coach hired his father to be on his staff.

Bill Callahan has coached since 1980 and has been primarily an NFL coach since the mid-1990s.

Brian Callahan began coaching in 2006 and had a quick rise through the NFL ranks.

Most recently, he was the offensive coordinator with the Cincinnati Bengals.