Overview
- Kevin Stefanski said Tommy Rees will have final say on play calls and will assemble this week’s call sheet for Sunday’s game against the Jets.
- Stefanski will still make fourth-down and other major in-game decisions, describing his role as an “editor in chief.”
- Cleveland enters the shift with a 31st-ranked offense, averaging 15.8 points per game and ranking 28th in rushing and 29th in passing.
- Quarterback Dillon Gabriel and receiver Jerry Jeudy expressed support for the move, calling Rees knowledgeable and eager.
- Rees brings recent playcalling experience from Notre Dame and Alabama and is viewed as relatable to the Browns’ young quarterbacks, with observers noting Stefanski made a similar midseason handoff last year.