{"id":115331,"date":"2026-01-28T18:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/115331\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:01:25","slug":"browns-hiring-todd-monken-as-new-coach-in-blow-to-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/115331\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns hiring Todd Monken as new coach in blow to Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Giants are going to need to look to Plan B for their OC.<\/p>\n<p>The Browns are expected to hire Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken as their next head coach, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/adamschefter\/status\/2016538375860195729?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ESPN reported Wednesday<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Monken was expected to follow former boss John Harbaugh to New York if he didn\u2019t land a head coaching opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants requested an interview <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/27\/sports\/giants-request-to-interview-davis-webb-for-offensive-coordinator-job\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with their former quarterback Davis Webb<\/a>, who is the Broncos\u2019 quarterbacks coach, for their offensive coordinator vacancy.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland is coming off a 5-12 season under Kevin Stefanski, who was fired to kick off the offseason and has since <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/18\/sports\/falcons-name-kevin-stefanski-as-next-head-coach-after-he-was-let-go-by-browns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">landed a head coaching job<\/a> with the Atlanta Falcons.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38312141\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/offensive-coordinator-todd-monken-baltimore-117727426_0542f5.jpg\" alt=\"Todd Monken\" class=\"wp-image-38312141\"  \/>The Browns are expected to hire Todd Monken as the team\u2019s next coach. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Browns were rejected multiple times during the head-coaching search, with Mike McDaniel, Jesse Minter and Grant Udinski all pulling out of consideration.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the three finalists were Monken, Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/27\/sports\/why-no-one-wants-browns-head-coaching-job-as-jim-schwartz-emerges-as-favorite\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Browns\u2019 own defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A big decision for Monken will be naming the Browns\u2019 starting quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the snaps at QB were split between rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, with both flashing moments of potential but lacking consistency.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders, who fell to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, threw for 1,400 yards and seven touchdowns with 10 interceptions after taking over for Gabriel.<\/p>\n<p>The Browns also have Deshaun Watson on their roster on a massive contract, as he is expected to return from a ruptured Achilles that cost him the entire 2025 season<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38181421\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cleveland-browns-quarterback-shedeur-sanders-118278013.jpg\" alt=\"Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) looks to pass during the first half against the Cleveland Browns.\" class=\"wp-image-38181421\"  \/> IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>The AFC North has been under heavy reconstruction this offseason, with Harbaugh getting fired by the Ravens and taking the Giants\u2019 job, while Mike Tomlin stepped down as Steelers coach.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers replaced Tomlin with longtime Packers and Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Giants are going to need to look to Plan B for their OC. 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