Daniel OyefusiFeb 16, 2026, 01:25 PM ET
CloseDaniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun.Open Extended Reactions
The Cleveland Browns are hiring Atlanta Falcons defensive passing game coordinator Mike Rutenberg to be their next defensive coordinator, a league source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
Rutenberg, 44, replaces Jim Schwartz, who served in the role for the past three seasons but resigned after being passed over for the head coaching job in favor of Todd Monken.
This will mark Rutenberg’s
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