{"id":43035,"date":"2026-02-07T00:10:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T00:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43035"},"modified":"2026-02-07T00:10:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T00:10:04","slug":"nfl-makes-ruling-on-ex-browns-dc-jim-schwartz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43035","title":{"rendered":"NFL Makes Ruling on Ex-Browns DC Jim Schwartz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2236583117-2-e1770419318346.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2236583117-2-e1770419318346.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2236583117-2-e1770419318346.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2236583117-2-e1770419318346.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"NFL Makes Ruling on Ex-Browns DC Jim Schwartz\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jim Schwartz will not be returning to the Cleveland Browns, and his next stop in the NFL may be a long way off.<\/p>\n<p>Schwartz officially tendered his resignation this week, bringing an end to a drawn-out and increasingly awkward chapter for the Browns following the hiring of head coach Todd Monken. Schwartz had been a finalist for the head coaching position before Cleveland ultimately went in a different direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJim Schwartz submitted his letter of resignation as defensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns,\u201d the team said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019d like to thank Jim for his contributions to our organization over the last three seasons. Our search for a new defensive coordinator will begin immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Schwartz stepped away from his post, the situation is far from clean. The Browns retain his contractual rights for the next two years, a key detail that quickly fueled speculation that Cleveland could look to trade the disgruntled \u2014 but highly respected \u2014 defensive coach. That option, however, is not on the table.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Browns Don\u2019t Plan to Let Jim Schwartz Out of Contract<\/h2>\n<p>Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reported that Cleveland has no plans to release Schwartz from his deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey announced on Friday that Schwartz, 59, resigned with two years left on his lucrative contract,\u201d Cabot wrote. \u201cThe Browns retain his rights, and at this point, have no plans to let him out of his contract. It means he\u2019ll have to sit out these two years unless the two sides reach some kind of resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cabot also shut down the idea of a trade, noting that league rules make such a move impossible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA coordinator can\u2019t be traded per NFL rules, league spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed for cleveland.com,\u201d Cabot said.<\/p>\n<p>The result leaves Schwartz in professional limbo \u2014 no longer on Cleveland\u2019s sideline, but effectively blocked from joining another staff unless the sides reach an agreement to officially part ways.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Todd Monken Credited Browns Players for Stellar Defense<\/h2>\n<p>The Browns ranked fourth in the NFL in yards allowed per game (283.6) last season and have been one of the league\u2019s most consistent defensive units. But during his introductory press conference, Monken made it clear he views that success as player-driven \u2014 pointing to stars like Myles Garrett and Denzel Ward \u2014 rather than Schwartz.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cI didn\u2019t take this job because of Jim Schwartz. I have a lot of respect for Jim Schwartz as I would hope he has for me. But I took it because of the players that are here, the ownership, (general manager) Andrew Berry, and the ability to build this from the ground up on the offensive side,\u201d Monken said. \u201cWhen I was preparing for the Cleveland Browns, I wasn\u2019t trying to chip Jim Schwartz. I was chipping Myles Garrett. When I was sliding the protection to the outside backers or Grant Delpit blitzing off the edge, I was sliding the protection to the players. And when I was worried about throwing to the right against Denzel Ward or Tyson Campbell to the left, that\u2019s who I was worried about throwing at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Whoever takes over the defense will have some significant talent to work with. Ward was a Pro Bowler, Garrett just took home his second Defensive Player of the Year trophy, and linebacker Carson Schwesinger was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFL made a ruling on now-former Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NFL Makes Ruling on Ex-Browns DC Jim Schwartz - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43035\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NFL Makes Ruling on Ex-Browns DC Jim Schwartz - 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