Browns request interview with Todd Monken, their former OC and current Ravens coordinator, for their head coach vacancy

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Maybe erstwhile Browns violative coordinator Todd Monken tin travel backmost and do it his measurement this time.

Monken, 59, nan Ravens violative coordinator, is nan first known question and reply petition by nan Browns successful their quest to switch Kevin Stefanski.

Monken spent 1 twelvemonth arsenic Browns coordinator, nether Freddie Kitchen successful 2019. He was fto spell aft nan play erstwhile Kitchen was one-and-done.

That year, Monken directed a Browns’ discourtesy that featured RB Nick Chubb, who produced nan league’s second-most rushing yards (1,494) and tallied 8 TDs...Quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for a single-season career-high 3,827 passing yards, while adding 22 touchdowns, and WR Odell Beckham Jr. recorded his astir caller 1,000-yard season.

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Monken was a agleam spot successful that dysfunctional season, and did nan champion he could pinch chaos ensuing astir him.

After leaving Cleveland, he was hired arsenic Georgia’s violative coordinator successful 2020, and successful 2021, nan Bulldogs won their first nationalist title since 1980. Supported by arguably assemblage football’s champion defense ever, Georgia’s discourtesy classed successful nan Top 10 successful points per crippled (38.6, ninth), yards per play (7.0, fourth) and full first downs (341, tied for seventh).

In 2022, Georgia won its second-consecutive nationalist championship, starring nan federation successful full nett yards (7,517) and full points (616), pinch Heisman Trophy finalist QB Stetson Bennett throwing 27 TDs, while rushing for 10 more.

Monken was hired by nan Ravens successful 2023, and enjoyed contiguous success.

Over his first 2 years (2023-24), Monken took nan Ravens’ discourtesy to an elite level, pinch nan portion ranking first successful reddish area TD pct. (67.9), rushing yards per crippled (172.1) and passer standing (110.8) and 2nd successful points per crippled (28.4), yards per play (6.3) and full yards per crippled (397.6) during this span.

He antecedently served arsenic coordinator for nan Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2016-18) and coached nan Jaguars’ wide receivers from 2007-10.

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Mary Kay Cabot has much than 30 years acquisition covering nan Cleveland Browns for The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com, and became only nan 2nd female successful Pro Football Hall of Fame history to triumph nan Bill Nunn...