 After losing his job at Kentucky , Collier said he was unsure what he would do next . " Right now I feel I would like to remain in football if the opportunity presents itself , " he said . Two weeks later , Brown brought him back onto the Cleveland Browns staff as an offensive assistant . Collier and Brown had remained close friends during his time at Kentucky . Collier attended the Browns ' training camps in Ohio during the summers , and Brown 's family visited Collier on occasion in Lexington . Collier said he was happy to be back with the Browns , saying it was " like returning home " . Brown praised Collier 's teaching and called him a " scientific football man " and " one of my closest friends " . 
