Hue Jackson's path to Browns started with misfortune against them

Hue Jackson is the new coach of the Cleveland Browns.(

But if it weren't for the Browns of 2011, he might not be getting another chance to be a head coach. Jackson's meandering road to Cleveland actually started Oct. 16, 2011, when Jackson was coach of the Raiders and the Browns played them in Oakland.

Jackson's Raiders had started 3-2 and he had Jason Campbell playing the best football of his career.

But in the second quarter, Campbell scrambled and was tackled by Scott Fujita. The result was a broken collarbone that ended Campbell's season.

Kyle Boller finished the game and was able to beat the Browns — naturally and, yes, that's so Browns — but Jackson stepped into the void filled by the…