Browns name DC Gregg Williams interim HC

The Cleveland Browns named defensive coordinator Gregg Williams interim head coach Monday while Freddie Kitchens will serve as offensive coordinator, the team confirmed.

Cleveland fired head coach Hue Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley earlier in the day. Jackson posted a 3-36-1 record during his three seasons with the team.

"We greatly appreciate Hue's commitment to the Cleveland Browns organization over the last two-and-a-half years. We understand how critical this time period is in the development of our football team, individually and collectively, and believed it was in the organization's best interest to make the move at this time, in order to maximize our opportunities the rest of this season. We certainly only wish Hue, Michelle, and his family the best moving forward," Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said in a statement.

Kitchens previously worked as Browns running backs coach and associate head coach.

Haslam and Browns general manager John Dorsey will hold a press conference at 4:30 p.m.