After less than one month at Ole Miss, Chris Kiffin is returning to the NFL and his old job as the Cleveland Browns' defensive line coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Kiffin, 40, accepted the job in mid-January to join his brother, Lane Kiffin, at Ole Miss and was formally announced as the Rebels' co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. His decision to return to the Browns centered around the NFL's work schedule being more conducive to raising a family, sources told ESPN.
Chris Kiffin and his wife have four children, and the Browns' defensive line job had yet to be filled after he initially left.