The Cleveland Browns will hire Freddie Kitchens to be the 18th fulltime coach in team history on Wednesday, sources told ESPN's Chris Mortensen.
Kitchens earned the job with his work as interim offensive coordinator the final eight games of the 2018 season. That and his relationship with and development of Baker Mayfield were keys to his promotion.
The Browns did not want to lose Kitchens, so during the interview process they denied him permission to talk to other teams about offensive coordinator openings.
Interim coach and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was relieved of his duties and is no long with the team.