CLEVELAND, Ohio --Todd Haley is trading in his Terrible Towel for a Dawg bone.

The Browns are on the verge of landing one of the league's most successful offensive coordinators in the former Steelers offensive boss.

The Browns and Haley, 50, are close to agreeing on a contract, and he should be named their first offensive coordinator under Hue Jackson very soon, a league source told cleveland.com.

Jackson and the rest of the staff were traveling to Mobile, Ala., on Monday for the Senior Bowl, but the announcement could come from down there. Haley will not join the Browns at the Senior Bowl.

With Haley's vast experience, especially in the AFC North, he'll likely take over playcalling duties from Jackson, who said he'd turn them over to an experienced coordinator.

Haley, who did not have his contract renewed by the Steelers last week after their 45-42 loss to the Jaguars in the divisional round of the playoffs, has spent the past six seasons as Pittsburgh's coordinator, running one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL.

Reports out of Pittsburgh said that Haley clashed with Ben Roethlisberger, and he came under fire for his playcalling during the loss to the Jaguars after the Steelers were twice stopped on fourth-and-inches, and he didn't call for a Roethisberger sneak.

But over the past four seasons, the Steelers were second in scoring only to the Patriots. They have been in the top 10 in the NFL in scoring in each of those four years, the club's longest such streak since the 1970s.

In 2017, the Steelers finished in the top 10 in several key offensive categories, including total yards (third), yards per play (seventh), net passing yards per game (third), third down efficiency (second), and points per game (eighth).

Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell also consistently finished among the league leaders under Haley.

In 2017, Roethlisberger finished 13th in the NFL with a 93.4 rating, and Bell finished third 1,291 yards. Brown was first in the NFL with 1,533 yards on 101 receptions, and caught 9 TD passes. The Steelers also sent six offensive players to the Pro Bowl in Brown, Roethlisberger, Bell, and offensive linemen Alejandro Villanueva, David DeCastro and Maurkice Pouncey.

In 2016, the Steelers advanced to the AFC Championship Game and sent five offensive players to the Pro Bowl. Bell led the NFL in scrimmage yards per game (157.0). He also became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 3,000 rushing yards and 1,500 receiving yards in his career (38 games).

Haley was head coach of the Chiefs from 2008 through Week 14 of the 2011 season, posting a 19-26 mark. In 2010, he guided the team to the greatest turnaround in franchise history, from 4-12 to 10-6. They also made the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

Haley served as the Cardinals' offensive coordinator in 2007-08, during which the team won the club's first division title since 1975 and advanced to the Super Bowl. Under Haley, the Cardinals were one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL, tying for third in the league with a franchise-record 427 points in 2008. The Cardinals also became the fifth team in NFL history with three receivers recording 1,000 yards in the same season.

From 1999 to 2006, Haley served as receivers coach for the Cowboys, Bears and Jets, making the playoffs with each of those teams.

Haley has received a ringing endorsement from Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who tweeted last week "I know if I had anything left in this old body, I would sign up tomorrow to work and play for Todd again.''



Haley was Warner's offensive coordinator when they lost to the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII in 2009.



Haley inherits two new assistant coaches Jackson hired this offseason in receivers coach Adam Henry, formerly with the Giants; and quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese, former offensive coordinator of the Bengals.



Jackson now has two former head coaches manning his offense and defense, including defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who coached the Bills.