Browns Hire Rob Chudzinski as Head Coach

Published at 7:00 am, January 11, 2013

Getty Images(CLEVELAND) — The Cleveland Browns hired Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski as their new head coach Thursday.

Chudzinski has spent the past two seasons as the Panthers offensive coordinator.

The 44-year-old Chudzinski, who grew up in Ohio as a Browns fan, has already served two stints with Cleveland.

Chudzinski takes over for the recently fired Pat Shurmur who led the Browns to a 5-11 record this season.