Browns fire three coaches!

The Browns have announced that offensive coordinator, Alex Van Pelt, running backs coach, Stump Mitchell, and tight ends coach, TC McCartney, have been released. Josina Anderson with CBS Sports first announced this on X.

 

Breaking: I’m told the #Browns have fired offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, running backs coach Stump Mitchell and tight ends coach T.C. McCartney, per source.

Some of the players are upset from the news.

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) January 17, 2024

 

Alex Van Pelt has been with the club as quarterbacks coach and coordinator since 2020. He’s been an NFL coach for 19 years.

 

Stump Mitchell, the former St Louis Cardinal back, was running back coach and run game coordinator since 2019.

 

TC McCartney, grandson of former University of Colorado coach Bill McCartney, and former LSU QB, was an offensive assistant and tight ends coach for five years.

 

Breaking Cont: I’m told #Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski told coaches Alex Van Pelt, Stump Mitchell & T.C. McCartney the news that they were relieved of their duties on Tuesday actually. Stefanski noted we wants to change course, per source.

Van Pelt was the OC two out of the… https://t.co/Cw26O9hgHp

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) January 17, 2024

 

According to Anderson, the firings happened Tuesday and he told the three he wants to “change course.”

This moves now adds more pressure on the Browns to get past the first round of the playoffs and win the AFC North.