With the Cleveland Browns having a 2-7 record this season, there is a good chance that they are going to very well fire both head coach Kevin Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry at the end of the 2025 NFL season. If Cleveland does indeed fire Stefanski, there is a chance that he won’t be out of a job for long.
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Nov 9, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski before the game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images
However, Tony Rizzo of ESPN Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio talked about the possibility of Bill Belichick becoming the next head coach for the Browns. Rizzo made a very bold statement and said, “I’d go pick him up in North Carolina.” This would be a bad move for Cleveland to hire Belichick as head coach. They don’t have a quarterback and need to draft one. This would be a move to get a big name in that building and he is someone who is way past his coaching prime.
Cleveland Browns Fans Erupt Over Rizzo’s Suggestion To Hire Bill Belichick
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Nov 8, 2025; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick with Stanford Cardinal head coach Frank Reich after the game at Kenan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images
There are a lot of Browns fans who are not pleased with Rizzo’s suggestion about wanting Belichick as head coach. He also mentioned that this would be for him to be a head coach only and not a general manager. This is what some Cleveland fans had to say about his suggestion of hiring Belichick as the next head coach of the Browns on Twitter:
Maybe if it was the year 2010. He’s cooked and we don’t need his middle school gf around.
— The Dawgs – A Cleveland Browns Podcast (@thedawgspodcast) November 11, 2025
Absolutely NOT. Bills time is past. You could see it his last couple years in new England. You see it now with his college team.
— Bob has left commiefornia (@BobErasmus1) November 11, 2025
Lane Kiffen or Rex Ryan we need a personality that matches Cleveland’s personality… EX Tomlin a perfect combination of personality and ability for Pittsburgh (19 SZN 😩)
— Ron_Trill (@ron_trill84) November 11, 2025
It’s clear Bill was absolutely carried by Brady. Bill is a great defensive minded coach, but no where as elite as people claim.
— Bruce Buckeye (@bigtimebuckeye3) November 11, 2025
No not that he is not a great coach …probably one of the greatest..but he is towards the end of his career…we need a young butt kicker in here like Brian Flores
— Shawn M Elliott (@shawnmelliott2) November 11, 2025
Brian Flores would be a much better option for the Browns as head coach than Belichick would be at his point. Flores deserves a second chance as a head coach in the NFL after he was the coach for the Miami Dolphins from 2019-2021. He is currently the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings.
There is no doubt that Belichick could gage some interesting from NFL teams this offseason including Cleveland and the New York Giants as well. Rizzo has an interesting case for Belichick as next head coach of the Browns, but the fanbase doesn’t want that drama right now.
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