Romeo Crennel, who was head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 2005 to 2008, announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday.
Overall Crennel spent 39 years coaching at the NFL level and 50 years as a coach. He spent the past eight seasons with the Houston Texans, who released a statement from Crennel via their Twitter account.
50 years of coaching in the books.
Congrats on your retirement, Romeo — Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) June 6, 2022In the statement, Crennel thanked his family, among others, for supporting his coaching dreams:
“Football has been my entire life and it’s been a dream come true to coach for 50 years.