CLEVELAND, Ohio – In his short time as Browns owner, Jimmy Haslam has become quite familiar with coaching searches.
It doesn't mean, however, he's experienced enough to run one.
Among the more interesting nuggets to come from Sunday night's news conference was the revelation the Browns have hired an outside consulting firm to spearhead their coach and general manager searches.
Jed Hughes, a former Browns assistant coach under Bud Carson, has been retained by the Haslams to guides the interview processes. Hughes is the vice chairman and head of global sports at the Korn/Ferry firm.
It's an encouraging development given how little graduate-level football knowledge resides in the building.