Coach Brad Childress

Former Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress could have sat out of coaching in 2012 like he did the past season and still be paid under terms of his contact with the owners of the Vikings. But he wanted to work, and the Vikings will pay him the ...  

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have hired former Minnesota coach Brad Childress as their new offensive coordinator. Childress, who spent five seasons with the Vikings before he was fired after 10 games in 2010, will join Pat Shurmur's ...  

When the Browns hired former Vikings coach Brad Childress to serve as offensive coordinator in Cleveland, Minnesota fans everywhere said, possibly in unison, “You can have him.” But Browns president Mike Holmgren is indeed happy to have ...  

BEREA — “Chilly” is coming to the North Coast, and the Browns hope he’ll bring some heat to the offense. Coach Pat Shurmur hired Brad Childress as offensive coordinator Friday, adding a veteran coach who spent almost five years as a head coach and is an expert in the West Coast Offense. Childress was hired to help an offense that averaged only 13.6 points per game in 2011 (30th in the NFL) and ranked 29th overall in yardage — 28th rushing...  

From the moment in midseason last year when Browns president Mike Holmgren said an offensive coordinator would be added to Pat Shurmur's coaching staff so Shurmur could concentrate on delegating duties as head coach, Brad Childress became a leading ...