On New Year's Eve, a seemingly premature, and thus irrelevant, report appeared out of thin air. The Browns were in the midst of preparations for their final game against the Bengals, and — at least as far as the public knew — Kevin Stefanski was still fighting for his job.
It made little sense to many when ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported that the Browns would have interest in (at the time) Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, should the Dolphins and Browns make head-coaching changes. I'm sure the same would apply to Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay, and Mike Vrabel, but the fact that they're not available makes it a moot point.