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that is because he is going to be on crutches for a while
CLEVELAND -- Former Cleveland Browns coach Romeo Crennel will put off making a decision about his football future until after he has hip replacement surgery next month, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported.
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Crennel, who was fired at the end of this season, has been asked by new Browns coach Eric Mangini to stay with the team in an undisclosed role. The two men are friends and worked together for five seasons with the New England Patriots, where they were part of three Super Bowl championships.
"We've been talking about that, definitely," Crennel said, according to the report. "I haven't committed totally. I told everybody that's talked to me that I'm going to get my hip done and then after that see what's available and make some decisions at that point."
But Crennel's surgery will come first. According to the report, he had been putting off the replacement for years until finally deciding to have it done this offseason -- a decision he made before he was relieved of his duties as head coach.
"It was a lot tougher to move around and stand, so I just knew I needed to get something done," Crennel said, according to The Plain Dealer. "It's uncomfortable and it wasn't going to get any better."
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