CLEVELAND (AP) – Former NFL head coach Dick Jauron is the new defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns.
The 60-year-old Jauron is the first hire for Browns coach Pat Shurmur’s staff. Jauron played and coached with Shurmur’s uncle, Fritz, in Green Bay. Jauron spent last season as Philadelphia’s secondary coach. The well-respected Jauron has previously been a coordinator and was a head coach in Buffalo and Chicago, posting a 60-82 record.
The Eagles’ secondary had 23 interceptions, third best in the NFC last season, under Jauron.
Shurmur, hired last week as Cleveland’s fifth coach since 1999, is also looking for an offensive coordinator after Brian Daboll was fired and signed with Miami. Rob Ryan, Cleveland’s defensive coordinator the past two years under Eric Mangini, is now with Dallas.
Meanwhile, a team spokesman said special teams coordinator Brad Seely has left the Browns. Seely spent two years with Cleveland and developed some of the league’s best kick return and coverage units.
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