The Facts: Cleveland's new offensive coordinator won't have to change his plates. The Browns have agreed to terms with Bengals QBs coach Alex Van Pelt to be their new offensive coordinator, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday, per a source. Cleveland is also hiring Vikings defensive assistant Jeff Howard as its pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach, a source told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

Diehards Line: Van Pelt, 49, spent the last two seasons coaching Andy Dalton and Ryan Finley in Cincinnati. Before that, he had coached QBs and RBs in Green Bay (2012-17), QBs in Tampa Bay (2010-11), QBs in Buffalo (2008-09) and QBs with the Frankfurt Galaxy (2005). Van Pelt was also the Bills offensive coordinator for one season under Dick Jauron in 2009. This will be his first OC job since then. A quarterback at Pitt in the early 1990s, Van Pelt spent 11 seasons in the league as a backup QB, playing in 31 games and starting 11, all of them for Buffalo. Under new Browns coach Kevin Stefanski, Van Pelt will be tasked with maximizing the rich talent on Cleveland's offense, from Baker Mayfield and Nick Chubb to Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry. It's unclear if Van Pelt will call plays in Cleveland. Stefanski said in his introductory presser he would do whatever's best for the Browns in all respects.