CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Browns owner Jimmy Haslam flew to Cincinnati Tuesday for a second interview with Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, but left without making Jackson an offer.

Why? Because the Browns still like other candidates and haven't made a decision yet on who they prefer.

But the interview was important enough that Haslam skipped the landmark relocation meeting Tuesday in Houston, where owners voted to move the Rams from St. Louis back to Los Angeles.

Haslam's wife Dee, a co-owner of the team, attended the meetings and cast the Browns' vote. Haslam was one of only two principal owners who didn't attend the meeting. The other was Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk.

But Jackson didn't have much time to ponder Tuesday why the Browns didn't make him an offer after making the trip to see him a second time. By evening, he was already preparing for his next interview -- with the New York Giants.

Jackson, 50, will fly to New York on Wednesday to meet with Giants officials. With the relocation meeting wrapped up, Giants co-owner John Mara will likely be back in time to talk to Jackson, along with General Manager Jerry Reese.

A source told cleveland.com that the Giants are serious about hiring Jackson. Giants co-owner Steve Tisch told Bob Glauber of Newsday that he thinks the team will resolve its coaching situation "by the end of the week.''

In New York, Jackson is up against Giants offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo, former Falcons coach Mike Smith, former Bills head coach Doug Marrone and Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin.

The 49ers, who interviewed Tom Coughlin on Tuesday, are not believed to be actively pursuing Jackson, according to the Mercury News. But a source said no one is out of the running yet because the teams that have interviewed Jackson still have vacancies.

The Browns and 49ers both interviewed Jackson on Sunday, but the 49ers went first and kept him for about five hours. The Browns, who had interviewed Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott that morning, spent less than four hours with Jackson -- a day after his Bengals lost an emotional 18-16 Wild Card game to the Steelers.

Teams with vacancies are taking their time. With the owners meetings concluding and owners returning home, some might even add candidates to their lists.

Jackson was the last of seven candidates the Browns interviewed, and the only one they've talked to twice. But that doesn't mean they won't talk to others again. They still like a number of their candidates, and would need to wait to talk to two who are in the playoffs: Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia and Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott.

Because the Browns interviewed them once already, they can talk to them again in the week before the Super Bowl if either or both make it. It could be worth the wait. Two years ago, they had a chance to hire former Seahawks defensive coordinator and current Falcons coach Dan Quinn, but they didn't want to wait until after the Super Bowl.

Quinn told cleveland.com after the game that he would've taken the job had it been offered.

So the Browns were in no rush Tuesday to make Jackson an offer, and Jackson was in no rush to receive one, knowing that he had a date with the Giants coming up. With a stable organization which kept its last head coach for 12 years and a two-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback in Eli Manning, the opportunity was too good for Jackson to pass up.

Would he have canceled his Giants interview had the Browns made him an offer? It remains to be seen, but they weren't prepared to do that just yet.

The Browns have also interviewed Adam Gase, who took the Dolphins job, Austin, Marrone, and Cowboys secondary coach Jerome Henderson. ESPN.com reported Tuesday that Henderson is staying in Dallas. It remains to be seen if the Browns will widen their search as Jackson huddles with the Giants and two of their other top targets prepare for their playoff games this weekend.

On Monday night, Jackson's good friend Mike Silver of NFL.com tweeted "Hue's totally interested in Cleveland, SF and NYG jobs...it's been a long four years-- wants an NFL HC opportunity.''

He will likely get one soon. Question is, where will it be?