Before the Cleveland Browns had officially fired Kevin Stefanski, the writing appeared to be on the wall. The Browns had back-to-back miserable seasons and while it's not all on Stefanski, the two playoff appearances he had with the team weren't going to save him forever.
A massive knock on Stefanski during his time in Cleveland was the Deshaun Watson trade, which took place in the 2022 offseason. It was looked at as a bad move at the time, given Watson's off-the-field issues and the giant contract the team rewarded him with, but when he took the field, the trade looked even worse because of how bad he was playing.