Hue Jackson says he wasn't paid to lose NFL games with the Browns but his situation had similarities to that of Brian Flores

By Jacob Lev, CNN

Updated 0734 GMT (1534 HKT) February 5, 2022

Hue Jackson had a record of 3-36-1 as head coach of the Cleveland Browns

(CNN)Hue Jackson, the formerhead coach of the Cleveland Browns, said Friday that he was not paid to lose games when he led the NFL team.

«No, I was never offered money like Brian (Flores) had mentioned,» Jackson said. «I think this is a totally different situation but has some similarities.» Flores is the former Miami Dolphins head coach whofiled a racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL and three teams that alleged, in part, that the Dolphins owner Stephen Ross wanted to pay him $100,000 for intentionally losing games.Ross, in a statement Wednesday, described the allegations as «false, malicious and defamatory.»Cleveland Browns deny Hue Jackson was incentivized for losses when he was head coachJackson told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Friday night that there was a «plan» that benefited certain people when players didn't perform as well. Read More«When you talk about incentivizing a four-year plan that led to the team not being able to play as well, that people benefited off of that — that's different. But at the same time, it has some of the same similarities to it,» Jackson said, referring to Flores' situation. Jackson's remarks come after he said in a tweet Tuesday that Browns owner Jimmy Haslam was «happy while we kept losing.»In response to a tweet saying Haslam wasn't offering Jackson $100,000 for every loss, Jacksonsaid, «Trust me it was a good number!» implying he was paid to lose.Haslam described the allegation as «an absolute falsehood» in a statement to the Knoxville News Sentinel on Thursday.Here's how the 3 NFL teams that Brian Flores accused of racial discrimination have