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Romeo Crennel
Cleveland Browns
Career information
Status	Active
Position(s)	Head coach
US college	Western Kentucky
Career highlights and awards
	2003 PFW Assistant COY; Coaching career;

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Romeo Crennel (born June 18, 1947 in Lynchburg, Virginia) has been the head coach of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League since February 8, 2005. Before becoming the head coach of the Browns, Crennel won three Super Bowls in four seasons as the defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots. Crennel has participated in six Super Bowls and won five championships during his coaching career.

Playing career

Crennel played baseball and football at Fort Knox (Ky.) High School and Central (Va.) High School before committing to college football at Western Kentucky. Although he was a four-year starter as a defensive lineman, he became an offensive lineman during his senior season at the request of the coaching staff. He was named the team MVP after the switch but was not drafted and never played in the NFL. During his career he wore size 67" 30" pants and he weighed 320 pounds.

Coaching career

College

After one season as a graduate assistant with Western Kentucky (1970), Crennel served as the defensive line coach for three seasons (1971-1974). He then became an assistant for defensive coordinator Bill Parcells and head coach Steve Sloan at Texas Tech for three seasons (1975-1977). Crennel finished his collegiate career with two seasons as the defensive ends coach for Mississippi (1978-1979) and one season as the defensive line coach for Georgia Tech (1980).

National Football League

Assistant coach

After spending two seasons as an assistant with the New York Giants, Crennel became the special teams coach for seven seasons (1983-1989) and the defensive line coach for three seasons (1990-1992). In 1983, he was reunited with Parcells as the head coach.

When Parcells stepped down as Giants head coach after Super Bowl XXV, Crennel stayed with the team under the two year tenure of Ray Handley. Crennel left the Giants after the 1992 season and worked as the defensive line coach for the New England Patriots for four seasons (1993-1996) and for the New York Jets for three seasons (1997-1999) during the time that Parcells was the head coach in each franchise.

Crennel was hired as the Cleveland Browns' defensive coordinator for the 2000 season before filling the same role with the Patriots for four seasons (2001-2004).

Head coach

Before beginning the 2003 playoffs with the Patriots, Crennel interviewed for head coaching positions with five teams in under 36 hours. He was not offered any jobs, however, and was passed up by the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, and Atlanta Falcons.^[1]

Cleveland Browns

Crennel went 6-10 and 4-12 in his first two seasons with the Browns, finishing last in the AFC North and missing the playoffs each year. The Browns finished the 2007 season with a 10-6 record, which puts the team in a position to make the playoffs, although the team fell short. Regardless, Crennel was considered one of the favorites to win the 2007 NFL Coach of the Year Award.

Head-coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
CLE	2005	6	10	0	.375	4^th in AFC North	-	-	-	-
CLE	2006	4	12	0	.250	4^th in AFC North	-	-	-	-
CLE	2007	10	6	0	.625	2^nd in AFC North	-	-	-	-
Browns' Total		20	28	0	.417		-	-	-
Total		20	28	0	.417		-	-	-

Coaching tree

NFL head coaches whom Romeo Crennel has served under:

Assistant coaches under Romeo Crennel who became head coaches in the NFL:

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Miscellany

Crennel earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Western Kentucky, and then a master’s degree while serving as a graduate assistant for the school in 1970.

References

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v t e New York Giants Super Bowl XXI champions
2 Raúl Allegre 3 Joe Cooper 5 Sean Landeta 9 Bob Thomas 11 Phil Simms (MVP) 15 Jeff Hostetler 17 Jeff Rutledge 20 Joe Morris 22 Lee Rouson 23 Perry Williams 24 Ottis Anderson 25 Mark Collins 27 Herb Welch 28 Tom Flynn 30 Tony Galbreath 33 George Adams 34 Elvis Patterson 34 Terry Kinard 44 Maurice Carthon 46 Greg Lasker 48 Kenny Hill 51 Robbie Jones 52 Pepper Johnson 53 Harry Carson 54 Andy Headen 55 Gary Reasons 56 Lawrence Taylor 57 Byron Hunt 58 Carl Banks 59 Brian Johnston 60 Brad Benson 61 Chris Godfrey 63 Karl Nelson 64 Jim Burt 65 Bart Oates 66 William Roberts 67 Billy Ard 68 Damian Johnson 70 Leonard Marshall 73 John Washington 74 Erik Howard 75 George Martin 76 Curtis McGriff 77 Eric Dorsey 78 Jerome Sally 80 Phil McConkey 81 Stacy Robinson 83 Vince Warren 84 Zeke Mowatt 86 Lionel Manuel 87 Solomon Miller 88 Bobby Johnson 89 Mark Bavaro
Head coach: Bill Parcells
Coaches: Bill Belichick Romeo Crennel Ron Erhardt Len Fontes Ray Handley Fred Hoaglin Pat Hodgson Lamar Leachman Johnny Parker Mike Pope Mike Sweatman
Personnel: Ronnie Barnes

v t e New York Giants Super Bowl XXV champions
2 Raúl Allegre 3 Matt Stover 5 Sean Landeta 6 Matt Cavanaugh 9 Matt Bahr 11 Phil Simms 15 Jeff Hostetler 21 Reyna Thompson 22 Lee Rouson 23 Perry Williams 24 Ottis Anderson (MVP) 25 Mark Collins 26 Dave Duerson 27 Rodney Hampton 28 Everson Walls 29 Myron Guyton 30 Dave Meggett 34 Lewis Tillman 43 David Whitmore 44 Maurice Carthon 46 Roger Brown 47 Greg Jackson 51 Bobby Abrams 52 Pepper Johnson 55 Gary Reasons 56 Lawrence Taylor 57 Larry McGrew 58 Carl Banks 59 Brian Williams 60 Eric Moore 61 Bob Kratch 64 Tom Rehder 65 Bart Oates 66 William Roberts 70 Leonard Marshall 72 Doug Riesenberg 73 John Washington 74 Erik Howard 76 Jumbo Elliott 77 Eric Dorsey 80 Bob Mrosko 81 Stacy Robinson 82 Mark Ingram 83 Odessa Turner 84 Troy Kyles 85 Stephen Baker 86 Lionel Manuel 87 Howard Cross 89 Mark Bavaro 93 Mike Fox 98 Johnie Cooks 99 Steve DeOssie
Head coach: Bill Parcells
Coaches: Bill Belichick Romeo Crennel Tom Coughlin Ron Erhardt Al Groh Ray Handley Fred Hoaglin Johnny Parker Mike Pope Mike Sweatman Bob Trott Charlie Weis
Personnel: Ronnie Barnes

v t e New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI champions
4 Adam Vinatieri 11 Drew Bledsoe 12 Tom Brady (MVP) 13 Ken Walter 14 Walter Williams 15 Jimmy Farris 16 Scott McCready 19 Damon Huard 21 J. R. Redmond 22 Terrance Shaw 23 Antwan Harris 24 Ty Law 25 Leonard Myers 26 Matt Stevens 27 Terrell Buckley 28 Brock Williams 29 Hakim Akbar 30 Je'Rod Cherry 31 Ben Kelly 32 Antowain Smith 33 Kevin Faulk 34 Tebucky Jones 35 Patrick Pass 36 Lawyer Milloy 38 Ray Hill 44 Marc Edwards 45 Otis Smith 48 Arther Love 49 Jabari Holloway 50 Mike Vrabel 51 Bryan Cox 52 Ted Johnson 53 Larry Izzo 54 Tedy Bruschi 55 Willie McGinest 58 Matt Chatham 59 Andy Katzenmoyer 60 Drew Inzer 61 Stephen Neal 62 Setema Gali 63 Joe Andruzzi 64 Greg Randall 65 Damien Woody 66 Lonie Paxton 67 Grey Ruegamer 68 Tom Ashworth 70 Adrian Klemm 71 Chris Sullivan 72 Matt Light 74 Kenyatta Jones 75 Maurice Anderson 76 Grant Williams 77 Mike Compton 80 Troy Brown 81 Charles Johnson 82 Curtis Jackson 83 Rod Rutledge 84 Fred Coleman 85 Jermaine Wiggins 86 David Patten 88 Terry Glenn 90 Marty Moore 91 Bobby Hamilton 92 David Nugent 93 Richard Seymour 94 Jace Sayler 95 Roman Phifer 96 Brandon Mitchell 97 Riddick Parker 98 Anthony Pleasant 99 Kole Ayi
Head coach: Bill Belichick
Coaches: Ned Burke Romeo Crennel Brian Daboll Jeff Davidson Ivan Fears Pepper Johnson Eric Mangini Josh McDaniels Randy Melvin Markus Paul Rob Ryan Dante Scarnecchia Brad Seely Charlie Weis Mike Woicik

v t e New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVIII champions
4 Adam Vinatieri 6 Rohan Davey 10 Jamin Elliott 12 Tom Brady (MVP) 13 Ken Walter 16 Kliff Kingsbury 17 Dedric Ward 18 Chas Gessner 19 Damon Huard 21 Mike Cloud 22 Asante Samuel 23 Antwan Harris 24 Ty Law 26 Eugene Wilson 30 Je'Rod Cherry 31 Larry Centers 32 Antowain Smith 33 Kevin Faulk 34 Chris Akins 35 Patrick Pass 37 Rodney Harrison 38 Tyrone Poole 39 Shawn Mayer 44 Fred McCrary 46 Brian Kinchen 48 Tully Banta-Cain 49 Sean McDermott 50 Mike Vrabel 51 Don Davis 52 Ted Johnson 53 Larry Izzo 54 Tedy Bruschi 55 Willie McGinest 58 Matt Chatham 59 Rosevelt Colvin 60 Wilbert Brown 61 Stephen Neal 62 Tim Provost 63 Joe Andruzzi 64 Gene Mruczkowski 65 Damien Woody 66 Lonie Paxton 67 Dan Koppen 68 Tom Ashworth 70 Adrian Klemm 71 Russ Hochstein 72 Matt Light 75 Jamil Soriano 76 Brandon Gorin 77 Mike Compton 80 Troy Brown 81 Bethel Johnson 82 Daniel Graham 83 Deion Branch 84 Fred Baxter 85 J. J. Stokes 86 David Patten 87 David Givens 88 Christian Fauria 90 Dan Klecko 91 Bobby Hamilton 92 Ted Washington 93 Richard Seymour 94 Ty Warren 95 Roman Phifer 96 Rick Lyle 97 Jarvis Green 98 Anthony Pleasant 99 Ethan Kelley
Head coach: Bill Belichick
Coaches: Romeo Crennel Brian Daboll Jeff Davidson Ivan Fears Sean Gustus John Hufnagel Pepper Johnson Josh McDaniels Eric Mangini Markus Paul Rob Ryan Dante Scarnecchia Brad Seely Charlie Weis Mike Woicik