Browns owner Jimmy Haslam told the Knoxville News Sentinel that “unequivocally” he did not pay Hue Jackson to lose games
“That is an absolute falsehood,” Haslam said. “And it’s also an absolute falsehood that I laughed while we were losing. Most people who know me would say, ‘That’s not how Jimmy would react to losing.’”during the 2016 and ’17 seasons. Jackson then clarified his comments Wednesday on ESPN’s SportsCenter, saying that the team had a four-year plan which incentivized losing. if certain measurables were met, such as being the youngest team or having a lot of draft picks, bonuses were available.
“Teams that win are just not the youngest team, not that the youngest teams can’t win, so I didn’t understand the process,” Jackson told ESPN. “I didn’t understand what the plan was, I asked for clarity because it did not talk about winning and losing until Year 3 and 4. So that told you right there that something wasn’t correct but I still couldn't understand it until I had the team that I had.
He added that he told Haslam he was not interested in the bonus payments but rather wanted the money to be used to improve the Browns.
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