Hue Jackson Pays Up on Bet, Jumps in Lake Erie After Browns Go 0-16

Say what you will about the Cleveland Browns' Hue Jackson as a football coach, but at least give him credit for being a man of his word.

After Cleveland went 1-15 in 2016, Jackson vowed that his team would not repeat that performance in 2017: "We are not going 1-15 (again). No, or I'll be swimming in the lake over there somewhere. That's not happening."

Well, he was right...kind of.

The Browns did not go 1-15, instead becoming just the second team in NFL history to go 0-16. True to his word, Jackson kept his promise.

On Friday, Jackson and Co. took a dip in Lake Erie to raise money for charity:

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#Browns head coach Hue Jackson is a man of his word.

He jumped into Lake Erie because the #Browns went 0-16 last year after going 1-15 in 2016 and Hue guaranteed the team will improve its record or he'll jump in the lake.

Hue failed to improve the team, so he jumped. pic.twitter.com/D2PwhNvXg9

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) June 1, 2018"

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#Browns coach Hue Jackson emerges from Lake Erie after “The CLEanse” closed the door on 0-16 last year. The event raised $30,000 to combat human trafficking. pic.twitter.com/juJxmXre3n

— Jeff Schudel (@jsproinsider) June 1, 2018"

Not a bad way to turn an embarrassing situation into something positive.