The Cleveland Browns fired five assistant coaches, which was not a great surprise, considering the team announced the hiring of new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams on Sunday.
#Browns fire 5 coaches today: Louie Cioffi(def.backs),
Johnny Holland(ILB's)
Hal Hunter(O-Line)
Cannon Matthews(D-Backs)
Ryan Slowik (OLB's)— Kenny Roda (@TheKennyRoda) January 10, 2017
Williams will presumably have the task of assembling his own defensive staff, while Hue Jackson and Browns management will provide input on that search and play a bigger role in finding both a quarterbacks coach to replace Pep Hamilton and a new offensive line coach.