Though Cleveland has interviewed general managers and head coaching candidates, the Browns have told people around the league that it is most critical to get the head coaching hire right. Maybe it’s just that they were that impressed with Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who is said to have wowed Cleveland with his three-plus hour interview on Friday.

Even with a knee injury that has had him in and out of the hospital the past month, Raiders owner Al Davis is still “probable” for his team’s coaching search.