Updated 6:35 p.m.

CLEVELAND -- Brad Childress has been hired as the Browns new offensive coordinator, the Browns announced today.

The Browns had narrowed their choices to Childress and Mike Sherman, a league source told The Plain Dealer on Thursday. Sherman was named offensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins on Friday evening.

Browns coach Pat Shurmur retains playcalling duties for now, but a lot of conversation will take place regarding that issue, and final plans have yet to be determined, a league source said.

Childress, the former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, worked with Shurmur for seven seasons in Philadelphia under head coach Andy Reid.

Childress, 55, was quarterbacks coach from 1999-2001 and offensive coordinator from 2002-2005, although Reid retained playcalling duties.

Shurmur was Eagles tight ends/offensive line coach from 1999-2001 and quarterbacks coach from 2002-2008.

Childress was head coach of the Vikings from 2006 through the first 10 games of 2010, going 39-35 and 1-2 in postseason. He was fired 10 games into the 2010 season after a 3-7 record. He called plays only for the 2006 season before turning that chore over to offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell.

Childress has 33 years coaching experience at the college and pro levels, including 13 in the NFL.

In Minnesota, Childress guided the Vikings to consecutive division titles (2008-09) for the first time in 28 years (1977-78). In 2009, the team went 12-4 and led the NFL with a club-high 10 Pro Bowlers.

Also in 2009, the team’s passing offense, led by quarterback Brett Favre, finished eighth, as Favre set career-highs in passer rating (107.2) and completion percentage (68.4%), while throwing 33 touchdown passes.

During Childress’ first four seasons, the Vikings’ posted the fourth-most rushing yards in the NFL (136.1 ypg) and the third-best average for rushing yards per carry (4.5). Vikings running back Adrian Peterson led the NFC and ranked second in the NFL with 1,341 rushing yards as a rookie.

Peterson also led the NFL in rushing in 2008 with a franchise-best 1,760 yards and scored a league-best 18 rushing TDs in 2009.

During Childress' seven seasons with the Eagles, the team went 70-42 record (.625), won four straight NFC East Division titles (2001-04) and made the playoffs five straight seasons (2000-04). Philadelphia also made it to the Super Bowl following the 2004 season.

That year, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb set franchise records in quarterback rating (104.7) and completion percentage (64.0%). He also became the first quarterback in NFL history with more than 30 touchdown passes (31) and fewer than 10 interceptions (8) in a single season.

Under Childress, the Eagles offense ranked in the top 10 in total offense twice, with more than 5,000 yards each season and 333.8 yards a game.

In Cleveland, Childress will preside over an offense that scored only 218 points in 2011 -- one more than the expansion Browns in 1999. The Browns ranked 30th in points per game (13.6) and 29th with 288.8 yards per game.

Childress will participate in key decisions such as whether or not Colt McCoy should be the Browns starting quarterback, and what the Browns should do with their No. 4 and No. 22 picks in the first round.