Browns owner confirms Jackson will return as HC in 2018

Despite the fact the Cleveland Browns are just the second team in history to go 0-16, Hue Jackson will return as head coach in 2018.

After the Browns lost their season finale to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, team owner Jimmy Haslam reiterated to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com that Jackson will return.

Jackson took over prior to the 2016 season and has led the team to a 1-31 record, the worst two-season mark in NFL history. Following Sunday's game, the 52-year-old highlighted just how difficult his tenure has been.

"I don't think anyone else could've done this job for the past two years," Jackson said, according to Cabot. He added: "I don't think we're as far away as many people think we are."

The Browns are full of young talent, but very few moments in the 2017 season seem to indicate a quick turnaround is ahead. Regardless, Jackson will be tasked with leading that turnaround in 2018.