Browns Hire Jacques Cesaire As Defensive Line Coach, Search For OC Continues, AP Source Says – News18

CLEVELAND: Myles Garrett has acquired one other new coach.

The Cleveland Browns have employed Jacques Cesaire as their line of defense coach to work with Garrett, the favourite to win AP Defensive Player of the Year, an individual aware of the transfer informed The Associated Press on Saturday.

Cesaire, who spent the previous two seasons in Houston, will change Ben Bloom. It’s doable Bloom will stick with Cleveland in one other position, in response to the one that spoke to the AP on situation of anonymity as a result of the workforce just isn’t saying any adjustments till coach Kevin Stefanski completes interviews.

NFL Network was first to report the 43-12 months-previous Cesaire’s hiring.

Stefanski has crammed a number of vacancies already and might be closing in on a brand new offensive coordinator.

The Browns have interviewed 5 candidates, together with Chargers offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, former Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson and Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson.

Stefanski shook up his workers days after the Browns had been routed 45-14 by the Texans within the wild-card spherical of the playoffs. He fired coordinator Alex Van Pelt together with operating backs coach Stump Mitchell and selected to not deliver again tight ends coach T.C. McCartney.

Cesaire had a hand in Houston’s blowout of the Browns because the Texans’ defensive entrance pressured Cleveland quarterback Joe Flacco all through the sport. Flacco threw a pair of decide-6s within the second half.

The Texans selected to not renew Cesaire’s contract after the season. In Cleveland, he’ll inherit Garrett, the All-Pro who had 14 sacks and his most dominant season since being drafted first total in 2017. The Browns additionally will deliver again ends Ogbo Okoronkwo and Alex Wright and deal with Dalvin Tomlinson on the league’s prime-rated protection.

Cesaire performed in 125 video games from 2003-11 with the San Diego Chargers. He was an assistant line coach with Buffalo in 2020-21.

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