Former Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson could've earned up to $750,000 in bonuses under the terms of the team's "Four Year Plan," according to Sports Illustrated's Gary Gramling and Conor Orr.
In February, Jackson said on SportsCenter that the Browns had outlined a long-term plan that "did not talk about winning and losing until Year 3 and 4." He alleged Cleveland incentivized tanking in the first two years,
The NFL issued a statement Monday following an investigation into the allegations.
"The investigation found no evidence to suggest that the Browns' Four-Year Plan or the club's ownership or football personnel sought to lose or incentivized losses and made no decisions to deliberately weaken the team to secure a more favorable draft position," the league said.