Browns’ Joel Bitonio, Myles Garrett, Nick Chubb on PFWA All-NFL team

On Jan 23, 2023

Cleveland Browns offensive guard Joel Bitonio (75) makes a block to stop Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Brandon Watson (40) from tackling Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) in the fourth quarter during the Jaguars vs. Browns game at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, FL on Sunday, November 29, 2020. [Matt Pendleton/Special to the Times-Union]

Joel Bitonio, Myles Garrett and Nick Chubb added to their collection of honors on Monday when the three Browns standouts were chosen to both the All-NFL and All-AFC teams by the Pro Football Writers of America.

It’s the third consecutive year that Bitonio, at guard, and Garrett, at defensive end, were voted to the All-NFL team at guard. It’s the second year in a row that Chubb was voted to the team at running back.

The teams were voted on by members of the PFWA, which has selected an All-NFL team since 1966. The organization has picked All-AFC and All-NFC teams since 1992.

Bitonio was one of two guards named to the team, along with the Dallas Cowboys’ Zack Martin. The Browns’ left guard was selected to the Associated Press All-Pro first team for the second year in a row earlier this month, while he’ll make his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl appearance on Feb. 5.

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Chubb ran for a career-high 1,525 yards, which was second to the Las Vegas Raiders’ Josh Jacobs, the other back chosen to the team. He was a second-team All-Pro selection by AP, while he’ll make his third consecutive Pro Bowl appearance next month.

Garrett was one of two defensive ends chosen. The other was the San Francisco 49ers’ Nick Bosa.

Garrett was a second-team All-Pro pick by AP. He will join Bitonio and Chubb at the Pro Bowl in Las Vegas.

Chad O’Shea interviews for Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator job

Browns wide receivers coach/pass game coordinator Chad O’Shea picked up another interview for an offensive coordinator vacancy. He interviewed with the Baltimore Ravens for their opening on Monday, a league source confirmed.

It’s the second interview O’Shea has received. He also interviewed with the New York Jets last week.

O’Shea spent the 2019 season as the Miami Dolphins’ offensive coordinator under Brian Flores. He and Flores had both worked together in New England, where O’Shea was receivers coach from 2009-18.

Other NFL stops for O’Shea include the Kansas City Chiefs (2003-05) and Minnesota Vikings (2006-08). He also coached collegiately at his alma mater, the University of Houston, as well as Southern Mississippi prior to reaching the NFL level.

No timetable on Browns coaching staff decisions

O’Shea isn’t the only Browns assistant coach whose future in Cleveland is still up in the air. There remains the question about their defensive assistants, as well as special teams coordinator Mike Priefer.

A league source told the Beacon Journal that “lots of balls in the air” with regards to the assistants. That has created a cloudy timeline in terms of final decisions.

Multiple reports have indicated defensive backs coach/pass game coordinator Jeff Howard is a candidate to be the linebackers coach for the Los Angeles Chargers. Newly-hired defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz deflected a question about staff decisions in his introductory press conference last week.

“It is not my staff,” Schwartz said. “It is (head coach) Kevin (Stefanski’s) staff. He has hired me to be the defensive coordinator. That is all I can really say there. Over the years, I have had jobs… When I got hired in Philadelphia as defensive coordinator, I was the last guy hired and I had never worked with any of the coaches before. We got up to speed pretty quickly and flipped that defense pretty quickly and won the Super Bowl the next year. Buffalo was similar. I have also had (times) where I have had a lot of input. I have done it a lot of different ways.”

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