St. Louis offensive coordinator is Cleveland's new coach.
The hired Shurmur on Thursday, ending a search that began when . Shurmur was the first candidate interviewed by Browns president and is the Browns' fifth coach since their expansion return in 1999.
, , and Mangini each failed in trying to build a consistent winner in Cleveland. Now, it's Shurmur's turn. The 45-year-old, who has no head coaching experience, will take over a team that has made just one playoff appearance in 13 years.
Mangini was fired after his second 5-11 season.