Overview
- The Browns said Friday they received Schwartz’s resignation and began a search for a new defensive coordinator immediately.
- Schwartz remains under contract with Cleveland, and multiple reports say he is not eligible to take another coordinator job without the team’s permission.
- League officials confirmed coordinators cannot be traded, and local reporting indicates the Browns have no current plans to release Schwartz from his deal.
- New head coach Todd Monken has signaled he will keep the current defensive system to preserve continuity for a unit led by Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett.
- Reported candidates for the vacancy include internal option Jason Tarver and Texans assistants Cory Undlin and Dino Vasso connected to the Schwartz coaching tree.