Brown was dismissed as manager in March bu has remained on gardening leave.
Brown’s replacement Iain Dowie has failed to impress and Hull looks all but relegated.
Pearson said: “Phil coming back is an option.
“Could I still work with Phil? I don’t see any reason why not. I appointed him and always had a good relationship with him. Because he is on gardening leave, he is definitely contractually still our manager. This is not an admission we were wrong to get rid of Phil.
“In hindsight, it is definitely a decision that hasn’t worked.”
