Eagles former player Brian Johnson speaking with a playoff team

Eagles former player Brian Johnson speaking with a playoff team

The Cleveland Browns have had success on the defensive side of the ball with a former Philadelphia Eagles coordinator, and it appears that coach Kevin Stefanski is considering going back to that well with the team’s offensive coordinator vacancy.

According to Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Browns plan to interview Brian Johnson for their offensive coordinator position Thursday.

Johnson had previously interviewed for the Tennessee Titans coaching job earlier this cycle, but that ultimately went to former Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan.

The Eagles officially parted ways with Johnson on Tuesday, and this is the first interview he’s received to be an offensive coordinator elsewhere since the dismissal.

In the end, though, the Browns made an incredible investment in Watson when they acquired him from the Houston Texans in March of 2022, sending three first-round picks, a third-round pick, and a fourth-round pick in return for the quarterback.

On top of that, they sealed the deal by offering him a five-year/$230 million contract that is fully guaranteed.

Head coach Kevin Stefanski is likely to win his second Coach of the Year Award soon, and former Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz did a fantastic job in the same capacity in 2023.

Actually, Cleveland overachieved even making the playoffs without quarterback Deshaun Watson for 11 games, with the offensive staff revitalizing the career of former Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco.

After Watson’s first two years in Cleveland, the deal appears to have been a complete and utter bust.

Watson has only appeared in 12 games over the first two years of his deal due to an 11-game ban for breaking the NFL’s personal conduct rules in 2022 and season-ending shoulder surgery three quarters of the way through 2023.

Furthermore, since joining the Browns, Watson has thrown for 14 touchdowns to nine interceptions, demonstrating that the superstar-caliber quarterback who once played for the Texans has not yet returned to prominence.

The final season Watson appeared like a franchise quarterback was 2020.

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