The Browns are hiring Christian Jones as their next tight ends coach, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
Jones spent the 2024 season as the Giants assistant quarterbacks coach and will now reunite with Kevin Stefanski in Cleveland. The two overlapped in Minnesota in 2019 when Stefanski was the Vikings’ offensive coordinator and Jones was in his first NFL job as an offensive quality control coach. He moved up to assistant wide receivers coach in 2020 and 2021, coaching Justin Jefferson to an NFL-record 3,016 receiving yards over his first two seasons.
Jones then joined the staff of Brian Daboll and Mike Kafka in 2022 as the Giants’ assistant quarterbacks coach. New York has struggled with inconsistent quarterback play over the last few years, but Jones pulled a few impressive performances out of undrafted rookie Tommy DeVito in 2023.
Jones attracted interest from multiple NFL teams during this year’s hiring cycle. He interviewed for the quarterbacks coach job in Seattle that ultimately went to Andrew Janocko, per KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson. Instead, he will coach tight ends in Cleveland where David Njoku will be looking to rebound after finishing 2024 on injured reserve.