Published Saturday, Dec 29, 2012 at 8:44 pm EST Last updated 2 hours and 23 minutes ago
Cleveland Browns coach Pat Shurmur and general manager Tom Heckert are expected to part ways with the organization or be fired by Monday, NFL sources told The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.
The Browns are under new ownership (Jimmy Haslam) and have a new CEO (Joe Banner). A shakeup was expected after the sale of the team to Haslam was approved, Banner was hired and former team president Mike Holmgren departed.
Banner had told reporters last week that a decision on Shurmur and Heckert's future with the franchise would come quickly after the season.
Shurmur and Heckert both know they will be gone following Sunday?s game, even though they hadn?t yet been informed, sources told the newspaper.
Shurmur has a 9-22 record in two seasons heading into Sunday?s finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Browns have had one of the youngest rosters in the league this season; 26 players have less than two years? experience, the Plain Dealer noted.
Multiple reports have named former Browns personnel executive Michael Lombardi, currently an analyst for the NFL Network, as a possible successor to Heckert.
New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and Alabama coach Nick Saban have been linked to the potential head coach opening, according to reports. Saban is staying put, however, sources told the Plain Dealer. Saban was a Browns assistant under Bill Belichick from 1991 to 1994.
Last week, the Browns hired Alec Scheiner to be the new team president.
The Browns are expected to be one of several teams to dismiss coaches and/or general managers early this week.
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