Browns working toward hiring ex-Alabama OC Tommy Rees as tight ends coach

BEREA — The Browns are closing in on closing one vacancy on their coaching staff.

Former University of Alabama offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and the Browns are working toward an agreement for him to become the team’s tight ends coach, a source confirmed to the Beacon Journal. The Athletic’s Zac Jackson was the first to report.

The duties for Rees would also involve a role in the Browns’ pass-game development. What title he actually adds remains to be determined.

Rees would take over a tight end position group that boasts David Njoku coming off consecutive seasons in which he has set career highs in multiple categories. Njoku had 81 catches for 882 yards and six touchdowns last season.

No. 2 tight end Harrison Bryant will be a free agent this spring after the 2020 draft pick’s contract has not been extended. Jordan Akins will be on the final year of the two-year contract he signed last offseason.

Alabama offensive coordinator Tommy Rees yells instructions during the A-Day game April 22, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Rees would replace T.C. McCartney, who spent the previous two seasons in that role. McCartney was not retained by the Browns, along with offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and running backs coach Stump Mitchell, last week after their 11-6 regular season turned into an AFC wild card loss to the Houston Texans.

The Browns have interviewed or are scheduled to interview Seattle Seahawks offensive line coach Andy Dickerson, former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey and Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson for the offensive coordinator job. Former Carolina Panthers assistant head coach/running backs coach Duce Staley has interviewed for the running backs coach’s position.

Rees, the 31-year-old former University of Notre Dame quarterback spent last season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks…

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Author : Akron Beacon Journal

Publish date : 2024-01-22 21:54:29

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