— Fired Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt has been hired for the same job with the New England Patriots, giving first-time head coach Jerod Mayo an experienced voice on offense. The team also confirmed the widely reported promotion of defensive line coach DeMarcus Covington to defensive coordinator. Mayo, a former linebacker and linebackers coach, was promoted to replace …
CLEVELAND — Ken Dorsey has control of Cleveland’s offense again. The former Browns quarterback — and former Buffalo coordinator — has been hired by coach Kevin Stefanski as the team’s offensive coordinator, a person familiar with the hiring told The Associated Press on Sunday. Along with running Cleveland’s offense, Dorsey will be tasked with getting all he can out of …
CLEVELAND — The Browns began trying to fill an unexpected vacancy on Thursday by interviewing Seattle offensive line coach Andy Dickerson to be their offensive coordinator. On Wednesday, coordinator Alex Van Pelt parted ways with the Browns after four seasons working under coach Kevin Stefanski. Van Pelt’s exit wasn’t the only one as Stefanski fired running backs coach Stump Mitchell …
CLEVELAND — For the second straight year, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski has made a major offseason change to his staff. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt has parted ways with the team, leaving just days after Cleveland was blown out in the wild-card round by Houston and following a season in which the Browns were ravaged by injuries. “He’s awesome,” Van …