SUNDAY, 11:44am: Rapoport tweets that Harbaugh has been telling recruits for several days that Hamilton will be joining his staff at Michigan, but Browns head coach Hue Jackson stated earlier today that he believes Hamilton is staying in Cleveland (Twitter link via Jeff Schudel of the News-Herald).
SATURDAY, 08:49am: A day after the organization fired defensive coordinator Ray Horton, the Browns may be seeing some additional changes to their coaching staff. According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport (via Twitter), associate head coach (and de facto quarterbacks coach) Pep Hamilton may also be on his way out. The long-time coach is considering taking a gig on Jim Harbaugh‘s staff at Michigan. Rapoport is clear that Hamilton wouldn’t be fired, as the Browns are more than willing to keep him on in his current role.
Hamilton joined the Browns last offseason following a three-year stint with the Colts. Despite the presence of talented quarterback Andrew Luck, the Colts offense only finished in the top-10 for points once during his tenure in Indy. Hamilton’s offense predictably struggled during his first season in Cleveland, as the team was forced to rely on five different quarterbacks.
Prior to his Colts gig, Hamilton served as Harbaugh’s wide receivers coach while the duo was at Stanford. As Nate Ulrich of Ohio.com writes, the Michigan coaching staff now has an opening after passing game coordinator Jedd Fisch left to become UCLA’s offensive coordinator. This would presumably be the role that Hamilton would fill. Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com notes that Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown recently earned a five-year contract worth $1.4MM annually. Considering the instability of the Browns organization, Hamilton would surely be enticed by the money and job security.
He was the one calling the plays this year in Cleveland right? Then as a Browns and Buckeyes fan yes, yes please go to Michigan
See he wasn’t the one calling the plays for the Browns actually if was Hue Jackson the browns head coach Pep had nothing to do with calling the plays.
When Terrell Pryor is your #1 receiver I don’t care what plays you call it will always look awful
Coleman will be that #1 in a few years
Maybe if they hired Tim Beck, their passing game would get bett…Sorry I couldn’t keep a straight face anymore.
Jim Harbough loves his NFL coaches. Bring Pep to the Big House.
It would be a better career move for Pep. Let’s face it, coaching in Cleveland isn’t exactly a launching pad for head coaching interviews. Harbaugh will return to the NFL one day, so maybe it would make better sense from a career path perspective.