Hue Jackson Says He, Too, Was Asked To Lose NFL Games While Coaching Browns
There may be some company in the Dolphin tank. Former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson said he, too, was incentivized to lose, all part of a “four-year plan,” that led to his 1-31 record during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Jackson said that bonus money was his if certain “incentives”—aggregate rankings, being the youngest team, having an abundance of draft picks, etc.—were met. “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 said. “I didn’t understand what the plan was, I asked for clarity because it did not ta...