Jim Schwartz makes final decision on Browns future

Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

6 February 2026 at 20:57

Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz made headlines during the team’s coaching search and after they signed Todd Monken as their new head coach. The veteran coach was in the mix for the job before Monken got it, which didn’t sit well with Schwartz.

Schwartz reportedly bid farewell to people in the building while telling them he was “done” with the franchise. Monken said he wouldn’t change the system even if Schwartz decided to walk away, and that moment arrived.

MORE: Browns’ Todd Monken sends clear message to Jim Schwartz amid standoff

On Friday, the Browns announced that Schwartz resigned as defensive coordinator.

“Yesterday, Jim Schwartz submitted his letter of resignation as defensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns. We’d like to thank Jim for his contributions to organization over the last three seasons. Our search for a new defensive coordinator will begin immediately,” they wrote in a statement.

https://twitter.com/Browns/status/2019814302660849806

Schwartz has a 22-year coaching career. He spent eight years with the Tennessee Titans, five with the Philadelphia Eagles, one with the Buffalo Bills and three with the Browns as defensive coordinator. He had a five-year stint as head coach of the Detroit Lions, posting a 29-51 record.

Browns owner sends message to Myles Garrett over Jim Schwartz

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam sent a clear message to Myles Garrett amid tensions with Schwartz. The newly-awarded Defensive Player of the Year was among players who wouldn’t want to play under a different coordinator.

“Listen, I love Myles, OK?” Haslam said. “I haven’t talked to him since the day after the season, but I’m highly confident Myles will come in here and break the sack record again and be the Defensive Player (of the Year). He hasn’t been named it (yet), but I’ll be shocked if he isn’t and will be a leader of our team.”

The Browns hired former Baltimore Ravens run game coordinator Travis Switzer as their new offensive coordinator. They are now in search of a new defensive coordinator.