Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken has not taken a kind eye to the offensive coaching staff he inherited in Berea after being named Cleveland’s new man in charge.

A few coaches had already left town before Monken arrived, most notably offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, who joined head coach Kevin Stefanski’s staff in the same role with the Atlanta Falcons, and pass game coordinator/wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea, who is now with the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Just this past week, it was assistant wide receivers coach Stephen Bravo-Brown, who is off to the Dallas Cowboys to take on a similar role.

Monken has filled many of the coaching vacancies on the offensive side of the ball with outside candidates, but he is staying in house for at least one spot, as Christian Jones will reportedly take over as wide receivers coach.

That is according to Matt Zenitz at CBS Sports.

Jones joined Cleveland’s coaching staff in 2025 as tight ends coach, which was one of the few bright spots on offense thanks to rookie tight end Harold Fannin Jr.

Before coming to the Browns, Jones spent three seasons with the New York Giants (2022 to 2024), first as an offensive assistant and then as assistant quarterback coach. Which means he is familiar with Bobby Johnson, who was the Giants offensive line coach from 2022 to 2023 and is reportedly joining the Browns as assistant offensive line coach.

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Jones broke into the NFL coaching ranks in 2019 when he was hired by the Minnesota Vikings as an offensive quality control coach. He then spent two seasons (2020 and 2021) as assistant wide receivers coach with the Vikings.

Cleveland’s wide receiver group presents a big challenge for Jones, as presumptive No. 1 wide receiver Jerry Jeudy played like anything but in 2025, and Cedric Tillman, Gage Larvadain, Jamari Thrash, Malachi Corley, and Isaiah Bond tried hard.

With Jones staying on boad, he can show the new guys where everything is at team headquarters, as Monken’s coaching staff includes, or will eventually include:

Monken is still on the hunt for a new defensive coordinator after Jim Schwartz packed up his playbook and went home on Thursday as he was passed over for the head coaching position in favor of Monken.

What say you, Browns fans? Can Jones help fix whatever it is that ails Cleveland’s wide receivers? Don’t be shy about sharing your thoughts in the comments!