Hue Jackson's claims Browns incentivized him to lose spark inquiry

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The NFL launched an investigation into the Cleveland Browns after former coach Hue Jackson accused the team of incentivizing losing during the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

In February, following Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL and three other teams, Jackson indicated on social media that the Browns paid bonuses for team losses and he was set up to fail. 

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Special assistant to the head coach Hue Jackson of the Cincinnati Bengals talks with Jarvis Landry of the Cleveland Browns prior to the game at FirstEnergy Stadium on Dec. 23, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)

He’s since softened on those claims. 

Jackson was 3-36-1 overall before being fired during the 2018 season. Cleveland was 1-15 in 2016 and 0-16 in 2017.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the Associated Press the league engaged former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White to look into the former NFL coach’s allegations.

"The review is ongoing and is expected to conclude soon," McCarthy said.

The Browns said it’s working with the league in its inquiry.

"Even though Hue recanted his allegations a short time after they were made, it was important to us and to the integrity of the game to have an independent review of the allegations," Browns spokesman Peter Jean-Baptiste said. "We welcomed an investigation and we are confident the results will show, as we've previously stated, that these allegations are categorically false.

"We have cooperated with Mary Jo White and look forward to the findings."

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