New Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski had delayed his family's move from Minnesota to Ohio because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But 11 hours, and a few tanks of gas later, the Stefanski's are in town.
“We did an 11-hour drive on Friday and powered through that,” he told ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt late Monday night. “I was proud of myself. It was interesting. The license plate game is hard right now because there’s not a lot of cars on the road. But the kids were pretty good. Thank God for the iPads, and now happy to be in Cleveland.”
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During his first press conference as head coach, Stefanski polled Cleveland’s media on the city's east side-west side divide. The room was split, and on January 14th, Stefanski wasn’t sure where to live.
Rumor has it that Stefanski and family wound up settling in a western suburb after spending 14 seasons outside Minneapolis while an assistant with the Minnesota Vikings.
Despite starting the offseason 750 miles away, Stefanski credited the Browns IT department with setting him up, so he hasn’t skipped a beat yet.
“Virtually, it is amazing what you can get done remotely,” Stefanski said.
“I think every one of our fans, their work setup is very similar to my work setup right now,” Stefanski said. “A lot of Zoom calls, Microsoft Teams and FaceTime calls. You just have to make it work. I do not look at it from any other perspective than that. I think all 32 teams are at the same disadvantage, and that is the truth. Everyone is dealing with it.”
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Now in Cleveland, Stefanski is still busy holding daily Zoom calls with the team.
“We have plans and then contingency plans and then contingency plans for those contingency plans,” Stefanski said. “We are trying to think about this thing and hit it from every angle, pending the rules and structure that the NFL and NFLPA agree upon. Whatever that may be – I do not have the answer on what that is just yet. We are ready.”
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