Browns fire head coach Kevin Stefanski after 6 seasons - ESPN

BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns fired head coach Kevin Stefanski after six seasons, the team announced Monday.

The Browns finished the 2025 season with a 5-12 record en route to their second straight last-place finish in the AFC North and their fourth losing season under Stefanski.

«We have tremendous gratitude for Kevin's leadership of the Cleveland Browns over the last six seasons,» Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam said Monday in a statement. «He is a good football coach and an even better person. We appreciate all his hard work and dedication to our organization but our results over the last two seasons have not been satisfactory, and we believe a change at the head coaching position is necessary.»

The Browns also announced that Andrew Berry, who arrived in Cleveland with Stefanski in 2020, will remain in his position as general manager.

During Kevin Stefanski's six seasons, the Browns used an NFL-high 13 different starting quarterbacks. Those quarterbacks ranked bottom five in Total QBR, yards per attempt and completion percentage and threw an NFL-high 98 interceptions.

«The entirety of our focus is on building a team that brings our fans the success they long deserve, and we will continue to work relentlessly towards that goal and invest whatever resources necessary to build a winning football program,» the Haslams said. «Andrew will immediately begin our thorough process to find an outstanding new head coach and leader of our football team. We have an exciting young core to build upon, and Andrew and his team are intent on adding talent to this core and building out a roster that can achieve sustainable success.»

Jimmy Haslam told reporters later Monday there was not a specific «breaking point» when he decided