Browns hire Hue Jackson; Manziel likely gone
BEREA, Ohio -- Hue Jackson believes in the people who hired him and the system they set up with the Cleveland Browns.
Never mind that Jackson is the third coach that owner Jimmy Haslam has hired since he and his wife, Dee, bought the team in October 2012. Jackson reiterated multiple times in his introductory news conference that he is in Cleveland because of the people in the front office.
"Please trust me," Jackson said shortly before offering a fist bump to the Dawg Pound. "I am going to have an opportunity to work with some of the smartest men in football."
Jackson, 50, becomes the team's 16th head coach and eighth since 1999. He succeeds Mike Pettine, who was fired after a 3-13 season. Jackson canceled an interview with the New York Giants before signing with the Browns. He had been scheduled to fly to New York on Wednesday night. The San Francisco 49ers had also expressed interest in the coach.
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As for Jackson and the Browns: well, there's no place to go but up.
