{"id":693560,"date":"2026-01-21T11:15:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/693560\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:15:39","slug":"mike-mcdaniel-update-causes-huge-problems-for-browns-head-coach-search-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/693560\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike McDaniel update causes huge problems for Browns head coach search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Tuesday afternoon, the wild turns of the NFL continued for the Browns. With six candidates set for second interviews in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawgsbynature.com\/cleveland-browns-coaching-staff\/115373\/browns-head-coach-search-tracker-updated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the team\u2019s head coach search<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawgsbynature.com\/cleveland-browns-coaching-staff\/115752\/browns-head-coach-search-interview-schedule-candidates-mike-mcdaniel-jim-schwartz-grant-udinski\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most of them scheduled<\/a>, Mike McDaniel shocked many when he pulled his name from consideration for the job:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For Cleveland\u2019s search, McDaniel\u2019s decision causes, potentially, a threefold issue. First, McDaniel has head coaching experience and may have been hired for the job. Second, the public nature of the decision the day before his second interview will continue the concern about the Browns past still haunting them in the present. Third, McDaniel was set to be the first of two minority candidate interviews in Cleveland. The Rooney Rule must be satisfied before the team can hire its next head coach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Now, only one of the final five candidates fulfills the minority candidate interview, Nate Scheelhaase, which means the Browns must conduct an in-person interview with a candidate who clearly is not at the top of their list or likely to have a chance at the job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Scheelhaase cannot interview until Monday, January 26th at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The timing, while interviewing with the Los Angeles Chargers, raises eyebrows. Was he guaranteed the offensive coordinator position there if he didn\u2019t get a head coaching job? Will McDaniel also pull out of either the Las Vegas Raiders or Ravens head coach searches as well?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For now, Cleveland\u2019s decision makers have a lot of choices to make and a very short amount of time to set things in motion. Any hope of a proper, professional, and drama-free coaching search has now officially gone out the window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Why do you think McDaniel withdrew from the Browns search? Who do you think the team will add to the interview process?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tuesday afternoon, the wild turns of the NFL continued for the Browns. 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