The Cleveland Browns have competition for Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase.
head coach candidate Nate Scheelhaase was in the midst of his lengthy interview with the Browns in Los Angeles on Monday, he got a request from the Bills to interview for their head coach vacancy, a report says.
He’s currently scheduled to meet Monday night with the Bills, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who first reported the new request. The Bills also still have another one of the Browns’ former candidates in the mix in Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski, who withdrew his name for the Browns job Monday morning. If the Browns lose out on Scheelhaase, 35, they still have defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken poised to take the job. Scheelhaase’s interview with the Browns began early in the morning and stretched into the afternoon. If Scheelhaase was able to convince the Browns he can elevate the team and transform it into a perennial playoff contender, he has a decent chance of being offered the job. But now they have more competition. Scheelhaase was a contender for the Steelers head coach vacancy before they hired Mike McCarthy. He also interviewed for the Ravens and Raiders vacancies, but Baltimore hired Jesse Minter. The Browns are now free to hire their coach at any time considering they’ve satisfied the Rooney Rule with in-person interviews with Scheelhaase and Commanders running backs coach Anthony Lynn, two diverse candidates. Scheelhaase, 35, has never been a coordinator in the NFL or called plays, but he’s worked closely with Sean McVay the past two seasons and has drawn up his plays. That has proven to be a good precursor to an NFL head coach job, as it was for the Bengals’ Zac Taylor and the Jaguars’ Liam Coen.Browns QB Shedeur Sanders added to the Pro Bowl as a replacement for Super Bowl-bound Drake Maye Jaguars OC Grant Udinski withdraws from the Browns head coaching search as they interview Nate Scheelhaase again today in L.A. Scheelhaase, fresh off a loss to the Seahawks in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, has been described by some as the next McVay, and a brilliant rising offensive star in the business. “He’s a great coach,” McVay said last offseason. “He has great leadership, great capacity for the game, similar to a lot of our other great coaches. First and foremost, he has great character. There’s an ability to be able to connect with all different types. There’s an ability to own the game from an all-22 perspective. He’s excellent. I’ve really enjoyed working with him. He’s a great person, first and foremost, and he has a great family. He’s been outstanding, working with the receivers, but he has a tremendous impact on our team and our group as a whole.” Scheelhaase joined the Rams as an offensive assistant and pass game specialist in 2024 after spending six seasons at Iowa State in various roles . In his first NFL season, he helped guide a passing attack that ranked 10th in passing yards per game , 12th in yards per reception , and 13th in completions . The Rams receiving core totaled just 15 drops all season, sixth-fewest in the NFL. Quarterback Matthew Stafford surpassed 3,000 passing yards in a season for the 12th time in his career and became the 13th-different quarterback to accomplish the feat in NFL history. Scheelhaase was promoted to Pass Game Coordinator in 2025, where he oversaw a historic campaign for Stafford, who led the league with 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdowns to become the favorite to win NFL MVP. Like most of the other Browns’ offensive candidates, Scheelhaase played quarterback in college, starting four years at Illinois , where he finished as the program’s all-time leader in total offense with 10,634 yards, which ranks seventh in Big Ten history. As a senior, he produced one of the best offensive seasons in program history leading the conference in passing yards and completion percentage . He was the only quarterback in Illini history to win back-to-back bowl games and is one of just two players in Big Ten history to total over 8,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards in his collegiate career. With the Rams, Scheelhaase has specialized in pre-snap motions, shifts, and presenting similar looks to the defense before executing vastly different plays. Like McVay, he’s known for his offensive wizardry and innovative designs. He’s never called plays in the NFL and would be a calculated risk. But if Scheelhaase is half as good as his boss, the risk just might pay off.Mary Kay Cabot has more than 30 years experience covering the Cleveland Browns for The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com, and became only the second female in Pro Football Hall of Fame history to win the Bill Nunn...
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