{"id":43081,"date":"2026-02-08T00:59:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43081"},"modified":"2026-02-08T00:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:59:38","slug":"browns-urged-to-work-out-informal-trade-of-jim-schwartz-within-afc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43081","title":{"rendered":"Browns Urged to Work Out Informal Trade of Jim Schwartz Within AFC"},"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-2236604673-1-e1770510776814.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-2236604673-1-e1770510776814.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2236604673-1-e1770510776814.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2236604673-1-e1770510776814.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Browns Urged to Work Out Informal Trade of Jim Schwartz Within AFC\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns can\u2019t officially trade defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, but there\u2019s still a way the team could get some compensation for their disgruntled coach.<\/p>\n<p>Schwartz officially tendered his resignation this week, bringing an end to a drawn-out and 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 with Monken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday, Jim 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>Schwartz may be upset but resigning from the Browns means he can\u2019t coach for the next two seasons. Cleveland holds his rights and has no plans to let him out of his contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Browns retain his rights, and at this point, have no plans to let him out of his contract,\u201d Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com. \u201cIt means he\u2019ll have to sit out these two years unless the two sides reach some kind of resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Browns\u2019 Resolution Could Involve Trade<\/h2>\n<p>While teams can trade head coaches, they cannot trade coordinators. However, veteran NFL voice Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk pitched a scenario where the Browns could essentially \u201ctrade\u201d Schwartz if a team is interested in adding him to their staff. Florio targeted the Las Vegas Raiders as a team that could try to pull something like that off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s possible that the Raiders and Browns could informally work out some other tentative trade involving players and\/or draft picks, to be effective when the league year begins on March 11,\u201d Florio said. \u201cExtra compensation for Schwartz could be buried into that transaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, the Browns \u2014 in an apparent display of magnanimity \u2014 would release Schwartz from his remaining contractual obligations. So it\u2019s over. Unless it isn\u2019t. And things could get interesting if\/when Kubiak becomes the new head coach of the Raiders and if\/when the Raiders try to find a way to get Schwartz to Las Vegas.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Browns Coach Todd Monken Credits Players, Not Schwartz<\/h2>\n<p>When Monken was introduced earlier in the week, he did not sound like someone trying to placate Schwartz to keep him on the staff. Monken credited the Browns\u2019 players for their elite defense, not Schwartz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was preparing for the Cleveland Browns, I wasn\u2019t trying to chip Jim Schwartz. I was chipping Myles Garrett,\u201d said Monken, who was previously the offensive coordinator for the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens. \u201cWhen I was sliding the protection to the outside \u2018backers 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>The Browns defensive coordinator job is an attractive one. Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett remains the centerpiece after a record-setting 23-sack season, anchoring a unit built to win up front. Cleveland also boasts Defensive Rookie of the Year Carson Schwesinger, Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward, and a deep supporting cast.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Browns may still be able to pull off a trade involving resigned defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43081","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>Browns Urged to Work Out Informal Trade of Jim Schwartz Within AFC - 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=43081\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Browns Urged to Work Out Informal Trade of Jim Schwartz Within AFC - 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