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NFL Could Not Substantiate Hue Jackson’s Tanking Claims

The former Browns coach alleged that the front office incentivized him to lose games during his time with the franchise.

Sports Illustrated

Hue Jackson’s allegations against Browns not substantiated by NFL’s investigation

Jackson failed to meet with investigators after agreeing to but a review of thousands of pages of documents "determined none of the allegations could be substantiated" after a 60-day investigation:

USA Today Sports Media Group

Browns being investigated by NFL for tanking

Thanks to Hue Jackson's allegations, despite his backtracking, the Browns are under investigation by the NFL:

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NFL probing Browns for tanking in 2016 and ’17

The NFL is probing whether the Cleveland Browns intentionally lost games over 2016 and '17.

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Browns Being Investigated for Alleged Tanking

Mary Jo White, who is also investigating Brian Flores’s claim that he was offered money to lose games in Miami, is leading the investigation.

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Art Briles resigns OC post at Grambling State after less than a week

Art Briles has resigned at Grambling State in the face of huge backash to his hiring

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Hue Jackson’s Foundation Defends Decision to Hire Art Briles

Briles was fired in 2016 after an independent investigation into Baylor’s handling of sexual violence allegations.

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How Hue Jackson tried to defend hiring Art Briles and created more controversy in the process

What the heck happened here? We break it down.

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Kevin Sherrington: Art Briles’ hiring at Grambling State is another example of sports’ obsession with second chances

DALLAS — Give Hue Jackson this much: At least Art Briles wasn’t his first choice to become offensive coordinator at Grambling State. Jackson, new himself at the program Eddie Robinson made famous, first hired Ted White, who soon left to be the Texans’ quarterbacks coach. Grambling officials apparently needed time…

Tribune News Service

Why Grambling’s hire of Art Briles is an insult of irreducible proportions

Grambling football chose to hire disgraced former Baylor head coach Art Briles as part of Hue Jackson's staff. Here's why that's wrong.

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Grambling State’s Message Is Loud and Clear With Its Hiring of Art Briles

The disgraced former Baylor coach is joining Hue Jackson’s staff, and the school’s reaction to it speaks volumes.

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Hue Jackson Says Browns Owner Never Offered Bonus for Losses

Jackson’s words on CNN on Friday differ from what he implied earlier in the week.

Sports Illustrated

Sashi Brown joining Baltimore Ravens, leaving Washington Wizards

A Brown to Baltimore: Sashi returns to the NFL as an executive with the Ravens:

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Proof of tanking would be ‘horrible look’ for NFL — and Steelers Pro Bowlers want no part of it

LAS VEGAS — When the Brian Flores lawsuit rocked the NFL world Tuesday, the most prominent angle was his complaint that the league isn’t doing enough to discourage discriminatory hiring processes when it comes to head coaches. But the more explosive allegation may well be that his own boss, Dolphins…

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Browns Owner Says Hue Jackson’s Allegation of Being Paid to Lose Is a ‘Falsehood’

The former Cleveland coach claimed the team had a "four-year plan," which incentivized losing.

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Jimmy Haslam says Hue Jackson ‘has never accepted blame for one thing.’

Jimmy Haslam didn't mince words when it came to Hue Jackson's allegations. The vitriol was strong from the Browns owner:

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Podcast: Malik Willis Senior Bowl mirage? More Browns draft talk and a bit on Hue Jackson

Browns Wire Pod on this snowy/icy day. Willis Senior Bowl a possible mirage? Thoughts on Hue, the 13th pick and Berry possibly showing his hand based on how he uses draft picks this year:

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Hue Jackson attempts to clarify claims on SportsCenter

Jackson's almost 15-minute interview (included here) seeks to clarify what he experienced in Cleveland but does not seem to include the claim of "bonuses to tank"

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The Guardian - US

If owners really paid coaches bonuses to lose, the NFL is in big trouble

The league manages to slither out of every controversy that comes its way. But allegations that hit the integrity of the game itself are a different matter

Tribune News Service

Mike Preston: Brian Flores’ and Hue Jackson’s claims challenge the integrity of the NFL

BALTIMORE — It’s one thing when former NFL coaches accuse team owners of racist hiring practices, but it’s even more disturbing when those coaches claim they were paid by owners to lose games to improve their team’s position in the NFL draft.

Sports Illustrated

Browns Respond to Hue Jackson’s Accusations of Losing Games On Purpose

Cleveland posted an 1–15 record in 2016 and went 0–16 the next season, handing the Browns consecutive No. 1 draft picks.

The Guardian - US

Cleveland Browns latest NFL team to deny they offered bonuses to lose

The Cleveland Browns are the latest NFL team to be accused of offering their head coach a bonus for losing games

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Hue Jackson, Browns make conflicting statements regarding bonuses to tank

Hue Jackson made a bonus for tanking claim, the Browns have refuted it. Unless there is proof presented, we have a "He said, they said" situation:

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Browns coach Hue Jackson suggests team paid out bonuses for tanking

"Truth just starting to seep out of what really happens in the NFL. Trust me there are some great owners out there and there are some people you better dig deeper and see the truth," Jackson tweeted.

Sports Illustrated

Hue Jackson Claims Browns Owner Jimmy Haslam Offered Bonus for Losses

The former Browns coach made some eye-opening claims about the team's owner following Brian Flores‘s lawsuit.

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