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TEMPE , Ariz. (AP) —llejo off waivers from the Cleveland Browns.Vallejo appeared in 13 games for Cleveland last season, making one start. The Browns claimed him off waivers from Buffalo.He was a sixth-round selection by the Bills out of Boise State in the 2017 draft. Vallejo had 20 tackles on defense and seven on special teams for the Browns last year. He also had one forced fumble. Arizona announced the move on Tuesday. Cleveland Browns general manager John Dorsey may have solved one longstanding problem when he selected quarterback Baker Mayfield with the No. 1 overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft. Dorsey has now turned his attention to another as the Browns are once again looking for a head coach after the recent firing of Hue Jackson, statistically the worst head coach in NFL history. Whoever lands the position will be the ninth full-time head coach to lead the Browns since the franchise returned to the NFL in 1999. Each of the previous eight failed, for a variety of reasons, and getting the head coach position right is just as important as fixing the quarterback issue. So what will Dorsey be looking for during the first head coaching search that he will lead? The general manager laid out three components, according to clevelandbrowns.com:Dorsey also said the current interim head coach Gregg Williams will be provided an opportunity to interview for the full-time position. That seems more like a courtesy to Williams for righting the sinking ship following Jackson’s firing , especially considering that Williams did not exactly cover himself in glory during his tenure as head coach of the Buffalo Bills, going 17-31 in three seasons.As with most coaching searches, save for the one where then-owner Randy Lerner hastily hired Eric Mangini, the Browns will not focus on just one particular discipline, according to Dorsey:While there will be plenty of names linked to the job, Dorsey said that none of those will come from within the walls of Berea:The Browns are in an enviable position with this coaching search. They have their quarterback in place in Mayfield , along with a nucleus of young talent throughout the defense and sprinkle along the offense. They have cap space to spend and another (mostly) high draft pick on the horizon. There will be a handful of openings across the league once the regular season ends, but it would be hard for another team to argue that they offer a better situation than what is available in Cleveland. (Dorsey just may want to keep owner Jimmy Haslam distracted for a few months, however.)Now it is just up to Dorsey and crew to put in the hard work and make the choice that has eluded their predecessors. They did it with the quarterback position, hopefully they can repeat the winning process in finding the next head coach.

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