Bruce Arians says he would consider Browns' post and would support Chuck Pagano as a potential recruiter | Bleacher's report

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If Bruce Arians returns to the NFL as the head coach, it will only be for the Cleveland Browns.

"Cleveland is the only job I could consider," he told reporters Sunday when he was asked if he would be interested in coaching again, by Steve Doerschuk of CantonRep .com.

When asked who he would hire for Cleveland's head coach after the season, Arians said his guy would be former Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano.

Arians, 66, is currently working as an analyst for CBS Sports. But he has a long experience as a coach, especially as coordinator of the Browns offensive from 2001 to 2003.

Other notable concerts include the head coach of Temple (1983-1988); the offensive coordinator of the State of Mississippi (1993-1995), Alabama (1997) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (2007-2011); the offensive coordinator and acting coach of the Colts of Indianapolis in 2012; and the head coach of the Cardinals of Arizona (2013-17).

The Arians worked under Pagano with the Colts. They were appointed acting coaches when Pagano was diagnosed. leukemia. The Colts quickly went 9-3 under the Arians. According to Doerschuk, Arians wanted Cleveland's head coaching position in 2013, although the team hired Rob Chudzinski instead.

Chudzinski lasted a season in Cleveland (4-12). Arians took part in the Arizona concert, leading the playoff team in 2014 and 2015.

His ties to Cleveland also include an affinity for the team's starting quarterback, Baker Mayfield, whom he congratulated in January during his talks on the quarter-finals of the 2018 draft class.

"I like Baker," he says, per Josh Edwards from 247Sports.com. "His enthusiasm, because it's real, not wrong, you have to finish a little, maybe, but maybe not, guys respect the" real "in the locker room. what you really are, they will follow you. "

It is still unclear whether the Browns and general manager John Dorsey would consider Arians for their post as head coach after the season. But if they manage to call, it seems likely that the Arians would strongly consider this opportunity.