Browns Kevin Stefanski presents the Coach of the Year Award to the true winner

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is usually a button-down guy, but every now and then he lets his sense of humor shine through. That was the case on Friday evening when he attended a fundraiser for ‘The Keepers Foundation’.

Stefanski and his family are part of this charity that helps create opportunities for underprivileged youth in Northeast Ohio. During their ‘Night Out By The Lake’ fundraiser, the two-time NFL Head Coach of the Year took the stage to right a wrong by presenting his award to the rightful winner.

During the NFL Honors Award show, actor Justin Hartley announced the winner of the 2023 NFL Head Coach of the Year Award as Steven Stefanski. He was corrected, but Stefanski said his cousin, Steven Stefanski, had a great night.

“You know who had a great night last night, it was my cousin Steve Stefanski. His phone blew up, and when the guy said that, my son picked up my phone and we called my cousin Steve. And he answers and says, ‘I did it.’ He told me that hard work pays off, so congratulations to my cousin Steve.” — Stefanski said on 92.3 The Fan

Stefanski kept the joke going during the fundraiser by bringing his cousin on stage and presenting him with the award.

Stefanski (Kevin, not Steven) is entering his fifth season as head coach of the Browns. He currently has a 37-30 record and is the only non-interim head coach with a winning record for the franchise since they returned to the league in 1999. The only other coach with a winning record is five-time Gregg Williams. 3 as an interim conclusion to the 2018 campaign.

Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry were recently signed to extensions as they guided the Browns to two winning seasons and two playoff berths. Before their arrival, Cleveland had just two winning seasons and one playoff appearance from 1999 through 2019.

Steven Stefanski’s record is not immediately available, but he has yet to make the NFL Playoffs.

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