Overview
- Ian Rapoport reported that Cleveland requested to interview Baltimore offensive coordinator Todd Monken for its head-coach vacancy, the first known request since Kevin Stefanski’s firing.
- Monken can meet immediately because the Ravens were eliminated from the playoffs, aligning with NFL interview rules on postseason timing.
- He previously coordinated the Browns’ offense in 2019 and later won two national titles at Georgia before guiding top-tier Ravens offenses in 2023–24 with a statistical dip in 2025 tied in part to Lamar Jackson’s injuries.
- Cleveland finished 30th in yards and 31st in points in 2025 while cycling through multiple quarterbacks, and reporting indicates leadership favors an offensive hire to help preserve defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz’s role.
- Monken’s only head-coaching stint was at Southern Miss (13–25), he has drawn recent NFL interview interest, and he is not certain to depart Baltimore.