A top-three has emerged in the Cleveland Browns’ search for a new defensive coordinator, but the most likely candidate could not be more clear as head coach Todd Monken nears a final decision.
NFL insider Jeremy Fowler reported Sunday that Monken is keeping Browns linebackers coach Jason Tarver and Atlanta Falcons passing game coordinator Mike Rutenberg “firmly in the mix,” with a round of in-person interviews on tap.
The leader in the clubhouse, though, is the man Browns fans have been expecting all along: Houston Texans passing game coordinator Cory Undlin.
Undlin, 54, not only has history in Berea as a former Browns assistant coach under the Romeo Crennel regime, but he has direct ties to both Monken and Jim Schwartz.