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Browns reportedly gave Mike McCarthy an ultimatum to be head coach

Nowadays the concept of an arranged marriage is obsolete in society. The practice is far less taboo though inside NFL front offices, as often times teams will try to pair general managers and coaches together that simply don’t mesh.

The Browns know that all too well after hiring general manager John Dorsey during the 2017 season and forcing him to stick with Hue Jackson and his 1-31 record in two seasons, for 2018. And even though that arrangement went up in flames and resulted in Jackson’s midway through the season, the Browns GM apparently tried to do something similar in his search for the team’s next head coach.