Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot reports Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz “seems to be gaining momentum” to fill the team’s head coaching vacancy.

27 January 2026

Schwartz could land the Browns’ head coach gig by default with so many candidates pulling out of the search for the league’s most unappealing job. During five seasons as Lions head coach, Schwartz was a disaster, posting a 29-51 record. He was unable to make the Lions a competitive team for much of that time; even the team’s defense was subpar. Schwartz, 59, would likely be a placeholder coach until the Browns can convince a young, up-and-coming coach to take a job no one really wants.