Former Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson has become both a punchline and a punching bag over the course of the past couple of seasons, presiding over arguably the worst stretch of football in NFL history. In two and a half seasons, his Browns teams secured just three wins and a tie over the span of 40 games. It would take the New England Patriots a decade or more to lost 36 games.
While he has become a laughingstock—and certainly, his occasional arrogance seen on Hard Knocks and later his blatant denial after his was fired—it’s also important to remember at times that there is a real person behind the story.