While the Cleveland Browns open offseason activities and celebrate signing cornerback Denzel Ward to a huge contract extension, the team’s past seems to want to bite back. Earlier this offseason, former head coach Hue Jackson made comments about the team paying him to lose football games. Jackson’s comments were made in response to the lawsuit filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores.
Owner Jimmy Haslam spoke out harshly against Jackson following his statements. The current Gambling State head coach attempted to clarify his statements later:
Jackson did not state that he offered money to lose but that the organizations had bonuses for things that he believed did not lead to winning including things like having a very young roster.
