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Jim Schwartz Resigns as Browns Defensive Coordinator, Is Expected to Sit Out 2026

Monken intends to keep the scheme, pointing the search toward a continuity hire.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 9: Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz of the Cleveland Browns follows the action during the NFL 2025 game between Cleveland Browns and New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on November 9, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images)
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Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz talks to defensive end Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns after an NFL 2025 game against the Baltimore Ravens at Huntington Bank Field on November 16, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Ravens defeated the Browns 23-16.
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Overview

  • Cleveland announced Friday that Schwartz submitted his resignation after being passed over for the head-coaching job won by Todd Monken.
  • Though he resigned, Schwartz remains under contract with the Browns and is expected to sit out the 2026 season, with NFL rules preventing trades of coordinators.
  • Monken said he does not plan to change the Browns' defensive system and credited the roster as a key reason he took the job.
  • The coordinator search has begun with early options reported to include in-house candidates such as linebackers coach Jason Tarver and Texans assistants Dino Vasso and Cory Undlin.
  • Under Schwartz, Cleveland fielded an elite defense, with Myles Garrett setting the single-season sack record (23) and winning Defensive Player of the Year, and Carson Schwesinger earning Defensive Rookie of the Year.