· Re-joined the organization in 2023 after initially breaking into the NFL as a college/pro scout with the Browns from 1993-95.
· Named the 2023 NFL Assistant Coach of the Year after first season as Browns defensive coordinator.
· In his 17th season as an NFL defensive coordinator and third with the Browns. Previously served as defensive coordinator with the Titans (2001-07), Bills (2014) and Eagles (2016-20). Helped the Eagles win Super Bowl LII, while leading the NFL in rush defense that season (79.2 yards per game). During time as defensive coordinator, has helped eight different defensive linemen reach double-digit sacks in a season (10 total times).
· In his two seasons as defensive coordinator with Cleveland, the Browns rank first in the NFL in first downs allowed (556), first in third down percentage (32.6), second in passing yards allowed per game (188.6) and third in total yards allowed per game (306.1).
· In 2023, the Browns defense led the NFL in several categories including total defense (270.2 yards per game), passing defense (164.7 yards per game), third down percentage (67-of-230 for 29.1 percent) and first downs allowed (253). The team's 270.2 net yards allowed per game were the fewest allowed in the NFL since the 2014 Seahawks (267.1) and the fewest allowed by a Browns team since 1957. The Browns set a franchise record for sacks in a season with 49. Cleveland also led the league by forcing 112 punts, the third-most forced by an NFL team since 1970.
· Helped DE Myles Garrett be named the 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year as well as first team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors. Also guided CB Denzel Ward and LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah to Pro Bowl selections in 2023.
· In 2024, the Browns were the only NFL team to not allow a 300-yard passer. Garrett led the NFL with 22 tackles-for-loss and finished second in the league with 14 sacks. Garrett became the first player in NFL history to record at least 14 sacks in four consecutive seasons. Ward led the league with a career-best 19 passes defensed. Garrett was named to his sixth career Pro Bowl, the most by a Browns defensive player, while Ward was named to his fourth.
· As senior defensive assistant with Tennessee (2021-22), the Titans led the NFL in rushing yards allowed with 80.7 yards per game.
· During his span as defensive coordinator for Philadelphia (2016-20), the Eagles ranked among the league leaders in several key categories including rushing yards (third with 99.1), third-down defense (third with 35.9 percent) and points allowed (tied for sixth with 21.8). DT Fletcher Cox made the Pro Bowl all five seasons under Schwartz and was named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team. S Malcolm Jenkins (twice) and DE Brandon Graham also earned Pro Bowl selections.
· As defensive coordinator with the Bills in 2014, Buffalo led the NFL in sacks (54) and third-down conversion rate (33.2), while finishing second in scoring (16.9 points per game). Three Bills players reached career-highs in sacks as Mario Williams (14.5), Marcell Dareus (10.0) and Jerry Hughes (10.0) finished with double-digit sacks. All three were also selected to the Pro Bowl, while Williams and Dareus also earned first-team All-Pro honors.
· Took over as head coach of the Lions after an 0-16 season and later directed the Lions to a 10-6 record in 2011, marking Detroit's first postseason appearance since 1999. In 2011, the Lions defense led the NFL and set a franchise record with seven return touchdowns (five interceptions and two fumbles). DT Ndamukong Suh earned first team All-Pro honors twice (second team once) and was selected to two Pro Bowls, while DT Nick Fairley also earned Pro Bowl honors. WR Calvin Johnson set an NFL record with 1,964 receiving yards in 2012.
· During 10 seasons with Tennessee from 1999-2008, the Titans appeared in Super Bowl XXXIV, played in two AFC Championship games, captured three division titles and earned six playoff berths. As defensive coordinator (2001-08), the Titans defense contained several Pro Bowl players, including LB Keith Bulluck, DE Kevin Carter, CB Cortland Finnegan, DT Albert Haynesworth, S Chris Hope, DE Jevon Kearse and DE Kyle Vanden Bosch. In 2008, the Titans produced a league-best 13-3 regular season record.
· Earned first NFL coaching role as a defensive assistant with the Ravens from 1996-98.
· After coaching in the college ranks for four years (1989-1992), entered the NFL in 1993 as a college/pro scout for the Browns beginning as an unpaid intern. While in Cleveland, he worked with head coach Bill Belichick, defensive coordinator Nick Saban and several members of the personnel department that went on to become NFL general managers, including Ozzie Newsome, Scott Pioli, Mike Tannenbaum, George Kokinis, Mike Lombardi and Phil Savage.
· A native of Baltimore, Md., he attended Georgetown University, where he was a four-year letter winner at linebacker and earned his degree in economics. In 1988, was named a team captain for the Hoyas and earned Division III CoSIDA/GTE Academic All-America and All-America honors.
· Schwartz and his wife, Kathy, have three children: Christian, Alison and Maria.
Jim Schwartz's Coaching Background:
1989 University of Maryland, graduate assistant coach
1990 University of Minnesota, graduate assistant coach
1991 North Carolina Central University, secondary coach
1992 Colgate University, linebackers coach
1993-95 Cleveland Browns, college/pro scout
1996-98 Baltimore Ravens, defensive assistant
1999 Tennessee Titans, defensive assistant
2000 Tennessee Titans, linebackers coach/third down package coach
2001-08 Tennessee Titans, defensive coordinator
2009-13 Detroit Lions, head coach
2014 Buffalo Bills, defensive coordinator
2016-20 Philadelphia Eagles, defensive coordinator
2021-22 Tennessee Titans, senior defensive assistant
2023- Cleveland Browns, defensive coordinator
