Browns HC Todd Monken makes need for detailed accountability clear in OTAs

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Coach Todd Monken talks to the press at the Browns OTA camp in Berea on May 20, 2026. | Lisa Scalfaro / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Whatever you thought about former Cleveland Browns HC Kevin Stefanski, his record as a first-time head coach is what it was. Two Coach of the Year awards and some losing seasons… and a lot of fan frustration before his firing after the 2025 season.

In many ways, new Browns HC Todd Monken is a breath of fresh air. A far more blunt communicator, Monken currently has two benefits when it comes to how fans see him: 1) He isn’t Stefanski or even similar, 2) His record is 0-0 as the Cleveland head coach (and as an NFL head coach).

Hope springs eternal as the Browns OTAs got underway. An improved roster has many hoping that changes are more than surface-level. As new OL Zion Johnson shared, it seems like very detailed accountability is being strongly enforced:

I think this quote from LG Zion Johnson about Todd Monken is very telling:

“He's really emphasized that if we have a penalty out there, we're reloading the play. If you're false starting, you're coming out. So it really forces that accountability onto you where it's like, ‘Okay,…

— Daniel Oyefusi (@DanielOyefusi) May 20, 2026

Early in the process, there are zero rookies getting starting reps for Monken’s squad. That is, until a false start led to Spencer Fano entering the starting lineup:

Fano got in with the 1st team OL at the very end of practice at LT because this happened… https://t.co/ZxxAHEgkzG

— Football Chopz (@Pchopz_) May 20, 2026

It is a new day in Cleveland and Browns fans can be excited. One the season starts, Monken and his team will then have to prove it on the field.

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How do you feel about what you have seen and heard from Todd Monken so far with the Browns?

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