Following Hue Jackson's allegations that Cleveland Browns team owner Jimmy Haslam provided incentives for the team to lose games throughout his tenure as head coach, the NFL is opening an investigation.MORE:Hue Jackson implies Browns owner Jimmy Haslam paid him to lose: 'Trust me it was a good number' the latest Bryan Reynolds Jersey developments.Jackson, the former Browns head coach, suggested Haslam paid him to lose games during the 2016 and 2017 seasons in a tweet back in February.Trust me it was a good number! Hue Jackson (@huejack10) He later walked back the allegation that Haslam paid him to lose in a few days later, though.No, I was never offered money like Brian (Flores) had mentioned, Jackson said. I think this is a totally different situation but has some similarities.Via SI, a Browns spokesperson gave this statement on the investigation:Even though Hue recanted his allegations a short time after they Francisco Cervelli Jersey were made, it was important to us and to the integrity of the game to Blank Jersey have an independent review of the allegations. We welcomed an investigation and we are confident the results will show, as we've previously stated, that these allegations are categorically false. We have fully cooperated with Mary Jo White and look forward to the findings.Under Jackson's helm, the Browns were dismal. Cleveland went 1-15 in 2016 and 0-16 in 2017. The Browns received back-to-back number one picks in 2017 and 2018 as a result of their struggles, taking Texas AM defensive end Myles Garrett (2017) and Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield (2018).Jackson's claim came on the heels of a cla s action lawsuit, led by Flores, . In Flores' lawsuit, he alleged that Miami Dolphins' owner Stephen Ro s offered him a $100,000 bonus for each lo s Bill Mazeroski Jersey the Dolphins sustained in the 2019 season. Ro s vehemently denied Flores' allegations.The NFL's investigation into the Browns is being led by former SEC chair Mary Jo White. White, a part of Debevoise Plimpton LLP, was Elias Diaz Jersey also hired by the league to lead the investigation into Flores' claims.Two years ago I tried to do this the right way, through the bylaws and constitution of the National Football League, to ask them to investigate the Cleveland Browns for all the allegations that Ive made," "So why open an investigation now?