Romeo Relieved of Duties, Cowher Says, "No"
Dawgs By Nature —
... Some Denver Broncos fans might be interested in him becoming their new defensive coordinator.
BREAKING 10:40 AM: According to Tony Rizzo of WKNR, Bill Cowher turned down Randy Lerner's offer on Saturday. Rizzo also reported that Phil Savage was fired on Saturday, prior to the final game against the Steelers.
UPDATE 11:00 AM: As for Randy Lerner's press conference, here is a brief recap, thanks to the Plain Dealer's reporting:
One of the primary purposes of the press conference ...
Browns seek permission to talk to Scott Pioli
Extra Points —
Browns owner Randy Lerner has asked for the Patriots' permission to interview Vice President of Player Personnel Scott Pioli. The Cleveland Plain-Dealer website has more on Lerner's comments from this morning, which were focused on Bill Cowher taking himself out of the running for the head coaching spot in Cleveland. Pioli is expected to be a target for teams looking for a general manager/president this offseason.
Crennel out, Cohwer tells Browns he’s not interested
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... The Cleveland Browns fired one coach and were told to buzz off by the one they wanted to hire. The Browns officially fired Romeo Crennel on Monday, but were told by hopeful candidate Bill Cowher that he wasn’t interested in the position. ...
COWHER OUT, PIOLI IN FOR CLEVELAND?
ProFootballTalk.com —
Browns owner Randy Lerner — who met with the media Monday on the condition that there be no cameras or tape-recording devices present — said that he met with former Steelers coach Bill Cowher on Saturday night in New York, and that Cowher said he’s not interested in coaching the team . Specifically, Cowher said he’s not interested coaching any team in 2009. (The Jets might have enough money to get Cowher to reconsider that.) Lerner also said that, with Cowher out of the mix, the Browns will focus on hiring a G.M. Lerner said he has already sought permission to interview ...
Bill Cowher Says No to Browns, Declines Randy Lerner Offer to Become Head Coach
Midwest Sports Fans —
... According to report posted less than an hour ago by Mary Kay Cabot of the Plain-Dealer, Randy Lerner said today that Bill Cowher told him on Saturday night that he wasn’t interested in becoming the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. ...
Cowher Not Interested In Cleveland
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors —
Cowher Not Interested In Cleveland From Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer : BEREA - Browns owner Randy Lerner said today that former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher told him he was not interested in joining the Browns. Lerner met with the media this morning to announce that Romeo Crennel has been fired as head coach. Speculation for his replacement had been centered on Cowher for several weeks, but Lerner said Monday that he met with Cowher on Saturday night and that Cowher said he would not return to coaching in 2009 and asked Lerner to take him off the ...
[Cleveland Browns owner] Lerner said he's already asked for permission to talk to New England...
Arrowhead Pride —
... Cowher tells Browns he's not interested; Pioli to be interviewed for GM position - Cleveland Browns football NFL News - cleveland.com ...
Browns to Interview Pioli For G.M. Position
PatsBlog: A Patriots Blog —
... According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Cleveland Browns have requested to interview Patriots Executive V.P. of Player Personnel Scott Pioli. ...
Bill Cowher Tells the Browns No; Browns to Focus on Scott Pioli
FanHouse —
... that he has zero interest in coaching anywhere in 2009, and unfortunately for them, anywhere includes the city of Cleveland. From Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer: ...
PATS GRANT PERMISSION FOR PIOLI INTERVIEW
ProFootballTalk.com —
... that would allow them to prevent V.P. of player personnel Scott Pioli from leaving. Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Patriots have given the Browns permission to interview Pioli . The disclosure appears in an unpate to Cabot’s existing story regarding owner Randy Lerner’s Monday morning meeting with the media. Cabot also reports that Lerner said he’s interested in former Jets coach Eric Mangini, a former Browns employee. (”Former” as in “Ravens.”) In our view, however, there’s no way that Pioli would hire Mangini to become the Browns next ...
Football Today -- Will Pioli and Mangini be reunited in Cleveland?
Projo Pats Blog —
PIOLI HAS AN INTERVIEW: The Patriots' absence from the playoffs means that vice president of football operations Scott Pioli can interview for general-manager openings around the league. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports this morning that the Patriots have granted permission for Pioli to be interviewed by the Browns, who wasted no time yesterday in firing general manager Phil Savage. The Plain Dealer also reports, quoting Browns owner Randy Lerner, that former Steelers coach Bill Cowher is not interested in succeeding Romeo Crennel. But Lerner is believed to be intrigued by ...
Black Monday…
LEEInks —
... . … The Cleveland Browns have shown Romeo Crennel the door in the mistake by the lake. The Cleveland Plain-Dealer is reporting that the Browns have asked the Patriots their permission to speak to Scott Pioli for their vacant G.M. job to replace Phil Savage. Mangini could be a candidate to replace Crennel. Not surprisingly, after leading his team, the Detroit Lions, to the first 0-16 finish in NFL history, ...
Who Is Scott Pioli? And Is He THE (NEXT) ONE To Create “Real” Hope in Cleveland?
Midwest Sports Fans —
... . That leaves Scott Pioli as one of the two A-list candidates that Randy Lerner hopes to have in Berea next season. And as reported on the Plain-Dealer earlier today, the Patriots have granted Scott Pioli permission to interview with Lerner for the opening with the Browns. ...
Buzz: Jets Pursuing Internal and External Candidates?
thejetsblog.com —
... Coach Chin — As far as Cowher, word out of Cleveland is that he told Randy Lerner that he didn’t want to coach this year. ...
