Found January 03, 2013 on Waiting For Next Year: Yardbarker Blogger Network
First came the revelation that the Browns have already interviewed Penn State’s coach Bill O”Brien, and then tonight the word comes that O’Brien has decided at the University- The Browns are among several teams interviewing Chip Kelly tomorrow, including the Eagles and Bills at least. [Related: The Browns exhaustive coaching search is refreshing]
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