The Browns' coaching search - or is it a scramble? Team officials interviewed Buffalo defensive coordinator Mike Pettine for the second time on Tuesday night in Mobile, Ala., and although the sides did not reach a deal during their four-hour meeting, the 47-year-old has emerged as the front-runner to become Cleveland's seventh full-time coach. Pettine, who spent one season with the Bills after four on Rex Ryan's staff with the New York Jets, told Cleveland.com that he ''should have some feedback on my interview by the end of the day.'' A person familiar with the Browns' plans told the AP late Tuesday night that the team intended to interview an unknown candidate on Wednesday. Pettine is the first candidate known to have a follow-up interview with Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, CEO Joe Banner, general manager Michael Lombardi and team president Alec Scheiner.
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