The Cleveland Browns and offensive line coach Andy Moeller have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced in a press release Tuesday. Moeller was given an indefinite suspension earlier this month following an incident with his former fiancée. Moeller was not arrested at the time and prosecutors declined to press any charges.
Browns part ways with suspended OL coach
Moeller was involved with an altercation with his former fiancée, but he was never arrested or charged with assault.
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Though Moeller avoided a charge stemming from the September incident, he and the NFL met on Monday and the league continues to review the situation, per Fox Sports’ Mike Garafolo. Accordingly, it may take some time before another team could consider adding Moeller to their coaching staff, if he wants to continue coaching. In a statement from his agent, Moeller said he wants to “devote his full attention and focus on his family.”
Moeller has been coaching in the NFL since 2008, when he joined the Baltimore Ravens as an assistant offensive line coach. He became the team’s primary O-line coach in 2011, and left the team following the 2013 season. That’s when he joined the Browns organization.
While with the Ravens, Moeller was suspended for two games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, and fined $47,000 in 2011, following his third alcohol-related arrest in four years. At that time, there were requirements he was forced to agree to regarding alcohol to keep his job, and he hasn’t been involved in any known trouble until this recent incident.
Cleveland assistant offensive line coach George DeLeone stepped into Moeller’s role when he was suspended, and he will remain in that position for the rest of the season. On Thursday, Browns coach Mike Pettine announced that they hired former Texans OL coach Paul Dunn to help assist DeLeone.
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