Browns refute tanking claims by former coach Hue Jackson

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The Cleveland Browns say suggestions by former coach Hue Jackson and an associate that he was paid by the team to lose games are "completely fabricated."

Jackson, who is now coaching at Grambling, made several posts on Twitter inferring that he received bonus payments from Browns owner Jimmy Haslam during his two-plus seasons with the team.

The Browns strongly refuted Jackson's claims.

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"The recent comments by Hue Jackson and his representatives relating to his tenure as our head coach are completely fabricated," team spokesperson Peter Jean-Baptiste said in a statement. "Any accusation that any member of our organization was incentivized to deliberately lose games is categorically false."

Jackson was fired eight games into the 2018 season. He went 3-36-1 with Cleveland, losing all 16 games in 2017.

In offering support to former Miami coach Brian Flores — who filed a discrimination lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL and three teams on allegations of racial discrimination and unethical practices — Jackson made statements implying the Browns paid him to lose.

In response to a tweet suggesting Haslam wasn't offering him $100,000 per loss — the amount Flores claims the Dolphins wanted to pay him — Jackson wrote that Haslam "was happy while we kept losing" and "Trust me it was a good number."

FILE - Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson watches during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Aug. 23, 2018, in Cleveland. The Cleveland Browns have called suggestions by former coach Hue Jackson, who went 1-31 in a two-year span, that he was paid to lose games