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Hue Jackson Trending Following Comments How Browns Ownership Lied to Him

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Former Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson joins Brian Flores by saying he was offered money to tank games when he was first joining the team

CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 20: Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson on the field prior to the National Football League game between the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns on September 20, 2018, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, OH. Cleveland defeated New York 21-17. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire)

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.”

Twitter reacted to all Hugh’s pettiness:

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

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

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

But in reality he’s just delusional.

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