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Browns soap opera takes a predictable turn

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The acrimonious union of Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley ended Monday in divorce.

Anyone who watched “Hard Knocks” this summer could see where that bumpy marriage was headed.

Neither was awarded custody; both Jackson and Haley were fired.

“The message today is we’re not going to put up with internal discord,” Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said Monday in a news conference with general manager John Dorsey. “We want people who are collaborative and work together.”

The Browns chose a curious Mr. Right: defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, once suspended by the NFL for his role as mastermind of the infamous New Orleans pay-to-injure bounty.