The Browns requested permission to interview Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski again for its head-coaching vacancy, according to multiple reports from Cleveland. The Browns fired a sixth head coach this decade when dismissing Freddie Kitchens on Sunday.
Stefanski, leading the Vikings' eighth-ranked scoring offense in his first season as coordinator, was a finalist after twice interviewing for the Browns job last year. Receiver Adam Thielen, who has spent all seven Vikings seasons with Stefanski on staff, said Stefanski should get his chance at some point.
"He's got such a great demeanor about him," Thielen said Monday.