Browns Hire Lane Kiffin's Brother Chris to Coach the Defensive Line
By Brendan Balsamo
After going to the Super Bowl, but suffering a heartbreaking loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, we're already starting to see some movement for the San Francisco 49ers.
According to a report, 49ers assistant Chris Kiffin is headed to the Cleveland Browns to be the team's new defensive line coach. Kiffin is the younger brother of Ole Miss head man Lane Kiffin.
SOURCE: #49ers assistant Chris Kiffin, the former #FAU DC and #OleMiss DL coach, has accepted the job as the #Browns new defensive line coach. Alex Marvez first reported the move.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) February 7, 2020
Since 2018, the older Kiffin has served as a pass-rush specialist on Kyle Shanahan's coaching staff, a unit which has seen great success due to the talent anchored by Nick Bosa.
Chris Kiffin's coaching career began in 2006 with Idaho. He then had stops that included Nebraska, USC and FAU, where he worked under Lane Kiffin. Following his stint with FAU, he made the move to the 49ers. He previously had NFL coaching experience with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Joe Woods won’t be the only coach making the move from the 49ers to the Browns this offseason...
— BrownsFreak51 (@BrownsFreak51) February 7, 2020
Alex Marvez of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports that Chris Kiffin will leave his post as the 49ers’ pass rush specialist in order to become the defensive line coach for the Browns...
Chris Kiffin will inherit a group that features Olivier Vernon, Larry Ogunjobi, Sheldon Richardson, and Myles Garrett, should the NFL decide to reinstate him.