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Browns fire Shurmur, hires Chudzinski
ESPN.com news services

Rob Chudzinski's first head coaching job will be with the team he loved as a kid.

Chudzinski, who spent the past two seasons as Carolina's offensive coordinator, has been hired by the Cleveland Browns as their sixth full-time coach since 1999.

The Browns are hoping the first-time head coach can end years of despair and constant losing and maybe resurrect a franchise that has made just one trip to the playoffs in the past 14 years.

"I believe we came back with the best person to lead the Cleveland Browns to the kind of winning format that we want to have in Cleveland and we all expect to have," owner Jimmy Haslam said.

Chudzinski will be the Browns' 14th coach in team history. For the past two years, the 44-year-old has worked with talented Panthers quarterback Cam Newton.

Chudzinski has had two previous stints with the Browns as an assistant coach. He coached tight ends for Butch Davis in 2004, and then came back to the Browns in 2007 and was Cleveland's offensive coordinator for two seasons under Romeo Crennel.

Chudzinski grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he pulled for the Browns. Chudzinski interviewed with the team on Wednesday, and was viewed by many to be a longshot for the job.

However, he wowed Haslam and CEO Joe Banner during his meeting, and the team decided to give him the job after interviewing at least eight other candidates.

"I am excited about this opportunity. I'm excited about the chance to bring back what I grew up in and the feeling that this city, this region and this area has in the Cleveland Browns," Chudzinski said Friday. "I was the kid in the backyard playing and pretending I was Ozzie Newsome, Brian Sipe or the greats that played for Cleveland. The tradition of this franchise is such that the people here want a winner. And I'm here and I would not miss this for the world the opportunity to come back and bring a winner back to Cleveland."

The Browns have been searching for a coach since firing Pat Shurmur following a 2-14 season.

Under Chudzinski, the Panthers finished fifth in total offense in 2011 and 12th last season.

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Offseason 2012/2013

Super Bowl:
-Patriots defeated the Cowboys 46-39 to win Super Bowl 47.

League News:
Future Hall of Famer Ray Lewis announced his retirement from the NFL in a emotional press conference.

Browns 2012-2013 Season Recap:
-Finished with a 2-14 record.
-Fired Pat Shurmur.

Browns Negotiations:
-Ended all contract talks with their free agents.

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Offseason Stage 2:

-Randy Moss has retired from the NFL.

-After signing a extension during the season, Tony Gonzalez informed the Falcons he would be retiring.

-Veteran LB London Fletcher calls it a career.

-After not being able to work out a new deal with the Packers, Charles Woodson announced his retirement.

Browns Free Agency:

-Browns released QB Seneca Wallace, freeing up 3M in cap.

-Offered a 2 yr. 1.70M contract to WR Rod Streater but for unknown reasons ended contract discussions.

-Offered a 3 yr. 6M contract to RB Jonathan Dwyer but signed with the Carolina Panthers instead.

-Offered and signed TE Dennis Pitta to a 3 yr. 4.80M contract.

-Offered and signed K Randy Bullock to a 2 yr. 1.02M contract.

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R1 - QB Stacey Knight 6'3 225 lbs. Cincinnati
MarkSchlerethEA
Take the family out Stacey Knight. You're buying! Great insight

R2 - Drew Onkka 6'5 340 lbs. North Carolina
MarkSchlerethEA
Plenty of picks have been boo'd during draft day and turned out fine. Draft is a guessing contest. #Browns

R3 - WR Gilbert Black 6'2 224 lbs. Oklahoma State
ScottWrightEA
There's not going to be a player that doesn't have his blemishes at this point #Browns

R4 - TE Jordan Jones 6'4 262 lbs. Michigan State
ScottWrightEA
There were a lot of better players avaliable, but browns think Jordan Jones can be a star, I don't.

R5 - MLB Juliaus Peters 6'1 256 lbs. Oklahoma State
mortreportEA
Most did not have Juliaus Peters going this high, but it's a moot point now.

R6 - CB Khris Curtis 6'1 200 lbs. UCLA

R7 - FS Jamari Curtis 6'1 202 lbs.
mortreportEA
Choosing Jamari Curtis at the 193rd spot is a good idea. #Browns fill much needed spot.

[TheBastard]

Uhh, I'm following! Every year I play a lot with the Browns (mainly because they are always the team to rebuild, with the Jaguars lol). Really want to see how this goes.

[Gronk4M13]

Following. Good luck lol

[BigB0iFresh]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheBastard

Uhh, I'm following! Every year I play a lot with the Browns (mainly because they are always the team to rebuild, with the Jaguars lol). Really want to see how this goes.

Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Gronk4M13

Following. Good luck lol

Lol gonna need a lot of good luck