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BEREA Jawaan Taylor Jersey , Ohio (AP) —Some coaching chaos made it official.Cleveland’s rookie quarterback admitted Wednesday he was stunned by the firings of coach Hue Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley, who were dismissed within an hour of each other on Monday. Owner Jimmy Haslam cited “internal discord” as the primary reason behind the team’s latest reboot.“It was just surprising to me,” Mayfield said before practice as the Browns began preparing for their game Sunday against quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the high-scoring Kansas City Chiefs. “I have never gone through anything like that. That is my ‘welcome to the business moment,’ I think.”Sadly, coaching swaps and front-office purges are a rite of passage for any Browns player over the past 20 years.“This is my third head coach in five years,” said linebacker Christian Kirksey. “I am used to it, being able to adjust and stuff.”It’s mostly new to Mayfield, who went through something similar at Oklahoma when Bob Stoops retired and was replaced by Lincoln Riley.“It was different. It was new to us. We used that to come together,” he said. “I expect the guys in here to be grown men, to be experienced football players and to handle it that way and keep that same mindset of that we have the same goal. We need to reach that and work with each other.“With all the distractions, we will see what kind of men we have in this room. Not what kind of team that we have but what kind of men can handle a distraction the right way, can come together and focus on doing their job and doing it at a high level against a great teamcome Sunday,” Mayfield said.As the No. 1 overall pick and fresh face of Cleveland’s franchise, Mayfield knows he has to be the one to guide the Browns through more turbulence.“Bring it on,” he said.The Browns (2-5-1) practiced Wednesday for the first time under the guidance of defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, Buffalo’s former coach who will serve as the team’s interim coach while general manager John Dorsey takes the initial steps in finding Cleveland’s ninth coach since 1999.Rain forced the team inside its facility and the tone was noticeably serious during the portion of the workout open to media members. Williams barked out praise to a few players during position drills.Following practice Josh Oliver Jersey , Williams said that like Mayfield, he was shocked by the firings and admitted to having reservations about taking over.“The hesitancy was, ‘Uh, not again,’ and I stepped away,” he said. “I stepped back, but then, it came back to this. I can’t spell quit, let alone do quit. I’m not going to quit on these players. I’m not going to quit on this organization. I’m not going to do whatever. That’s just how I had to feel, and when we went through the process, we went through the process, and now, let’s get on to Kansas City. I blinked a little bit.The brash and boastful Williams didn’t announce his candidacy for the job, and he refused to address his role in the New Orleans “Bountygate” scandal.The NFL suspended Williams for the 2012 season after ruling that while the Saints defensive coordinator he orchestrated a program by which players were paid for knocking opponents from a game.“That thing was a long time ago,” Williams said when asked if he ever imagined being a head coach again. “That’s nothing that we’re talking about now.”The Browns are trying to stay in the present, and that’s the challenge.As the losses mount http://www.jaguarscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-quincy-williams-ii-jersey , this season is beginning to feel like so many others. But left guard Joel Bitonio doesn’t feel the same sense of dread as in previous years.“I don’t think we’re giving up,” he said. “This is a step to try to improve the team. We made a decision early in the season, but we have half the season left. We’re a few plays here and there from being 5-2-1 or 4-3-1.“We’re not far away, and I don’t think this is a step where they’re tearing everything down. We’re just moving in a different direction. We have eight games to prove this team can go out, compete and try to find some wins out there.”NOTES: Because of his connection to Mayfield, Riley has been mentioned as a potential candidate for Cleveland’s coaching job. Mayfield feels his former coach would adapt easily to the pro game. “I think his style would work, but that is just because of who he is,” Mayfield said. “He is smart. He gets his guys to believe in him.” … With RBs coach Freddie Kitchens taking over for Haley, the Browns hired former NFL back Ryan Lindley to their staff. Lindley played for Kitchens with Arizona. SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP)Russell Wilson’s pass on the initial play of the game from scrimmage sailed into the hands of 49ers safety Eric Reid. Seattle was scoreless until Wilson scampered two yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter. Then he really found his rhythm after halftime Sunday as the Seahawks beat the San Francisco 49ers 24-13 to bounce back from a three-point loss to Atlanta last Monday. After halftime, Wilson was his old playmaking self again – with reliable pass-catching mate Jimmy Graham ready to shine alongside him. They have tag-teamed on eight touchdowns over the past seven games. Wilson found Graham on a 1-yard toss for one of his two touchdown throws to give him 150 career TDs passing. He connected on a 17-yard score to Nick Vannett in the third quarter for the second-year tight end’s first career TD. Graham’s 16 TD receptions passed Jerramy Stevens for most by a Seattle tight end. ”Jimmy Graham’s playing phenomenal football,” Wilson said. ”He’s one of the best tight ends to ever play the game. I think that he really stands out and he can do some special things.” Wilson is now 23-4 following a loss, the top mark by a starting quarterback since the 1970 merger – with a minimum of 15 following a defeat. ”I think Russell was going to have a terrific game. The first play got away from him,” coach Pete Carroll said. ”I don’t think it’s much more than that. He had a great second half, has done it all along, and I think he would have done that the first half if we just hung onto the football.” The Seahawks (7-4) won their ninth straight in the series in a streak that began with the NFC title game in January 2014 at Seattle. These are hardly the anticipated matchups they used to be in what had been one of the NFL’s best rivalries. The Niners dropped to a dismal 1-10. Here are some things to take away from Sunday: NICE PICK: Bobby Wagner didn’t practice all week. So when he wrestled the ball away from Trent Taylor for a second-quarter interception to set up Seattle’s first points of the game Ryquell Armstead Jersey , it was that much more impressive. Wagner ran the ball back for a touchdown but the play went to review and the ball came back. ”When he threw the ball, he didn’t really have that much control of it so I just kind of took it away,” Wagner said. ”I was hoping to get me a touchdown but they called it back.” No matter that there was no score. Wilson found the end zone two plays later. Wagner and the defense were determined to give the offense a lift. ”It was an extraordinary play,” Carroll said. ”I don’t even know how he did it. He’s a remarkable athlete.” 49ERS QB: Coach Kyle Shanahan was forced into going to Jimmy Garoppolo before anyone wanted to do so. C.J. Beathard went down with a left leg injury and there came Garoppolo – all of 1:07 left. Acquired from New England at the trade deadline last month, he immediately scrambled to gain 4 yards and found Louis Murphy for a 10-yard touchdown as time expired. ”There’s never an easy situation to go into,” Garoppolo said. ”Being the backup, I’ve experienced both ends of it. But you always have to be ready. I’ve been saying it the last four years. You never know when your time is going to come, if it’s going to come. So when it does, you’ve got to take advantage of it.” Beathard will undergo an MRI exam Monday and said both his left knee and hip were ailing. ”It may just be a bruise to the knee. You don’t know,” he said. ”I’m trying to get back out there as soon as possible. Obviously, I don’t think anything’s torn or anything like that. It doesn’t feel like it.” Beathard was 22 of 38 for 201 yards Sunday before the injury. WALSH’S MISSES Before converting a 34-yard field goal late, inconsistent Seattle kicker Blair Walsh had failed on two straight field goals. He sent one wide left from 48 yards out in the second quarter after missing from 52 yards late in the final seconds of the 34-31 defeat to the Falcons. He also missed three against Washington in another three-point Seahawks defeat Nov. 5. He is 18 for 24 on the year. —