Kevin Stefanski

Kevin Stefanski (; born May 8, 1982) is an American professional football coach, who is currently the Head Coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 2020 to 2025. He played College Football at the University of Pennsylvania from 2000 to 2004. He attended high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at St. Joseph's Preparatory School, when his father was an executive for the New Jersey Nets. After graduation from high school in 2000, Stefanski enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania and played safety for the Quakers, starting for four seasons. As a redshirt junior in 2003, he helped lead Penn to their only undefeated Penn team of the decade and was an All-Ivy League selection in 2002. He began his NFL career as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Vikings from 2006 to 2019 and was the offensive coordinator during his final two seasons. Stefanski left Minnesota to become the Cleveland Browns' head coach in 2020, where he led the team to their first playoff appearance since 2002. He was named NFL Coach of the Year after the season, becoming the first Browns coach to receive the honor since 1976 and the first following the franchise's 1999 return as an expansion team. He led the Browns to a second playoff appearance in 2023, also winning NFL Coach of the Year for the second time. However, the Browns fired him in January 2026 after going 8–26 in his last two seasons with the club. On January 17, 2026, Stefanski signed a five-year contract to become the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons.