Former Packers and Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren is in Cleveland visiting with the Browns and discussing taking over the team's football operations.Pat McManamon of the Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that Holmgren spent Monday afternoon and evening in Cleveland meeting with the Browns and will spend Tuesday at the team's headquarters as well.
Browns owner Randy Lerner wants to hire a "football czar" -- someone who will oversee all the team's coaches, players and everyone else associated with the on-field operations of the football team. And Holmgren, who won a Super Bowl as the Packers' coach and got to one with the Seahawks, is apparently his top choice.
Holmgren is spending the 2009 season at home with his family, but he has acknowledged that he wants to get back in the game, and he is widely expected to become a team executive somewhere in 2010. The only question is which team will acquire his services: The Seahawks are believed to want him to come back to Seattle, but Cleveland will apparently make an aggressive offer for him as well, and other teams are likely interested.
One way or another, in early 2010 Holmgren will be running some NFL team. The fact that he's in Cleveland makes it clear that the Browns are a strong candidate.




