The Browns will promote Freddie Kitchens from offensive coordinator to head coach, Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com reports.
Kitchens started the season as Cleveland's running backs coach, but was moved into the offensive coordinator role after coach Hue Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley were fired after Week 9.
The team was 2-5-1 when Kitchens was moved to offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams became interim coach. In the second half of the season, the Browns went 5-3.
They also saw the offensive production take a jump as they went from averaging 21.