Hue Jackson Trending Following Comments How Browns Ownership Lied to Him

Former Browns coach Hue Jackson said in a radio interview Monday morning that Browns owner Jimmy Haslam gave him a contract extension in the middle of the 0-16 season in 2017, and that the Browns lied to him about the rebuilding process. Jackson is in the middle of writing a book about his two-plus seasons with the Browns, in which he went 3-36-1.

“I got a contract extension at 1-23, midway through the season,’’ Jackson told The Really Big Show on ESPN 850. “I wanted to go public with it, but the Browns didn’t.’’

“There’s no doubt I was lied to by ownership and leadership of the team,’’ Jackson said. “They were going to be football plus analytics, but it was football vs. analytics.’’

He added:

“I think I became the fall guy because that was the narrative…the truth needs to come out…for other minority coaches. They need to know the pitfalls out there. My story has affected some of their futures.’’

He addressed a wide range of topics, including the Browns not executing the trade for Bengals quarterback A.J. McCarron.

“I stood there when Jimmy (Haslam) said ‘get it done’…The owner said do this and the paperwork didn’t get done. I know the paperwork went from Sashi (Brown) to Chris Cooper and didn’t get done.”

As for why he praised Cody Kessler on draft day, he said:

“You think I didn’t know who that player was…was I happy with that pick? Absolutely not. That’s what analytics drafts.”

Hue Jackson says Browns ownership lied to him about the rebuilding process. Jackson says he was told it was "going to be football plus analytics, but it was football vs. analytics." https://t.co/4l1QTOUfrB

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 29, 2021

Twitter reacted to all Hugh’s pettiness:

Live look at Hue Jackson making up excuses for why he was such a bad coach pic.twitter.com/RwAF3HSycv

— Rich (@UptownDCRich) March 29, 2021

Hue Jackson "I didn't spend a lot of time with Baker Mayfield. We had a QB coach and a coordinator."

Kevin Stefanski: pic.twitter.com/y6CZIvxms9

— Nick Karns (@karnsies817) March 29, 2021

Hue Jackson now saying he had a super secret contract extension from the Browns after he was 1-23 which was covered up. pic.twitter.com/5yd5Sqcm3G

— McNeil (@Reflog_18) March 29, 2021

Browns having a drama free off season.
Hue Jackson- pic.twitter.com/yhFCGEN9G8

— George McGuire (@GeorgeMcGuire15) March 29, 2021

The Browns are good.

I do not give a fuck what Hue Jackson says/thinks.

We are on to bigger shit now. https://t.co/FHYXeqEgPX

— Dawgs By Nature (@DawgsByNature) March 29, 2021

Hue Jackson trying to explain away his 1-31 Browns record pic.twitter.com/CuJRpN88AI

— Ryan Miller (@RyanAndMiller) March 29, 2021

This is still my favorite Hue Jackson headline of all-time #Browns pic.twitter.com/LEMpCgYowR

— DollarDog Nick (@DollarDogNick) March 29, 2021

Hue Jackson is really the LaVar Ball of the NFL

— Jordan Zirm (@JordanZirm) March 29, 2021

Hue Jackson is the ex that swears they're over you, but shows up everywhere you go with your new girlfriend.

— NEO Sportswagon (@NeoSportswagon) March 29, 2021

Hue Jackson very clearly is trying to get back in the NFL and trying to clear his name (while selling a few books in the process). That’s his right. But the Browns, thankfully, have moved on.

— Jason Lloyd (@ByJasonLloyd) March 29, 2021

I love seeing Hue Jackson stuff on here. Keeps me humble. Hungry. Balanced. Reminds me that no matter how bad stuff may seem, it'll never be as bad as 1-31. You merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, molded by it. I'll ALWAYS carry that 0-16 chip on my shoulder.

— Bottlegate (@Bottlegate) March 29, 2021

https://twitter.com/SirYacht/status/1376558177462984713

https://twitter.com/I480BRIDGE/status/1376584513942401027

Hue Jackson throwing bombs at Browns ownership & mgmt right now on 850 ESPN Cleveland.

— Tony Grossi (@TonyGrossi) March 29, 2021

Hue Jackson on 850 right now… pic.twitter.com/Y7PIIFKxrZ

— Brad Stainbrook (@StainbrookNFL) March 29, 2021

Hue Jackson vs Browns fans pic.twitter.com/5xjdveefeT

— CleWest (@erjmanlasvegas) March 25, 2021

please stop talking about hue jackson

— RyanFromCBus (@RyanFromCBus) March 29, 2021

live look at the teams interested in hue jackson pic.twitter.com/Dcb8O4Pyqg

— Michael (@fenways111) March 29, 2021

Well, maybe now we know why Hue Jackson replied as he did when told he was fired … pic.twitter.com/iwlVHuPR31

— Seth Wickersham (@SethWickersham) March 29, 2021

Oh for the love of… here we go with Hue Jackson's excuses again. pic.twitter.com/eWyICwQTh6

— Brent Sobleski (@brentsobleski) March 29, 2021

Hue Jackson thinks he’s a much better coach than his record suggests.

But in reality he’s just delusional.

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