Cleveland Browns Owner Jimmy Haslam Claps Back at Hue Jackson After Massive Allegations: “There Are a Lot of Things I Could’ve Done Better. Hue Has Never Accepted Blame for One Thing”

Former Browns head coach Hue Jackson, on Wednesday, accused Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam of tanking the 2016 and 2017 NFL seasons. The allegations came in support of Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL and three teams, including the Giants, Broncos, and Dolphins.

Hue Jackson spoke with ESPN’s Sports Center. During the interview, he accused the Browns owner of financially incentivized tanking. He said he was offered a substantial bonus by Jimmy Haslam during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Jackson stated that he was unaware of why he was being rewarded with bonuses. In fact, he even told the owner that he wasn’t interested in the bonus and wanted to use the money for drafting more players and improving the team.

The Cleveland Browns owner denies all accusations.

Following that day, in an interview with Knox News, Jimmy Haslam responded to the former head coach‘s remarks. Jimmy said to Knox News, “Hue Jackson has never ever accepted any responsibility for our record during that time period.”

He also stated that Hue Jackson has been adept at pointing fingers, but he has never taken responsibility for his actions. Jimmy added, “There are a lot of things I could’ve done better. Hue has never accepted blame for one thing.” Furthermore, Jimmy disputed all the allegations and stated that he never paid Hue to lose games.

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For the 2016 and 2017 NFL seasons, the Cleveland Browns compiled a 1-15 record and a 0-16 record respectively. Due to the team’s futile performance, the Browns were awarded the first pick in the 2017 and 2018 NFL drafts. After going 2-5-1 record, midway through the 2018 season, the Browns fired their head coach Hue Jackson.

Was the former Cleveland Browns HC paid to lose or was he not paid?

Following Flores’ allegations that the Dolphins owner paid him $100k for every loss, Jackson accused the Browns owner of a similar practice. Hue responded to a Twitter user’s tweet, “Well Jimmy Haslam, was happy while we kept losing.” As he mentioned the bonuses he was offered on losing, he added, “Let me tell you, it was a good number!”

According to Browns’ owner, all allegations were untrue. Jimmy said, “Unequivocally, Hue Jackson was never paid to lose games.” “That is an absolute falsehood,” he added.

Furthermore, Browns’ owner mentioned that anyone who knew him would certainly know that he could never possibly do such things. In the end, he stated that his sole purpose or goal with the Browns is only to win consistently.

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