Rees, who spent three seasons as the starting QB at Notre Dame, is a fast-rising coach who's on his third OC position in five years.
On Tuesday, Kevin Stefanski hired Browns tight ends coach Tommy Rees, 32 — the former Crimson Tide offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach — to replace the fired Ken Dorsey. He becomes Stefanski’s third offensive coordinator in the past three seasons, including Alex Van Pelt, who was fired after the 2023 season.
Now officially hired, head coach Kevin Stefanski has released a statement on his decision:
The Browns hired former tight ends coach Tommy Rees to be their next offensive coordinator. Here's five things to know about Rees.
Kevin Stefanski’s play calling decisions in 2024 seemed counterintuitive with Ken Dorsey as offensive coordinator. Stefanski called plays in the first half of the season when the Browns were running Dorsey’s offense,
Tommy Rees went from being a ball boy for the Cleveland Browns to running their offense. Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski hired Rees as his offensive coordinator, promoting him after firing Ken Dorsey following a season in which the Browns went 3-14 and averaged a league-low 15.
“Tommy has an incredible football mind ,” head coach Kevin Stefanski said in a statement released by the team. “He is extremely bright and has been around the game his entire life. Before joining our staff, he established himself as one of the top assistant coaches in college football.
In the interest of educating Browns fans about their new offensive coordinator, Sports 4 CLE dug up a quote from former Alabama coach Nick Saban about Rees in 2023—when the assistant helped quarterback Jalen Milroe finish sixth in the Heisman voting.
The Browns officially announced the hiring of Tommy Rees on Wednesday as their new offensive coordinator. Rees, 32, spent last season as the Browns' tight ends coach/pass game specialist. He replaces Ken Dorsey,
The Cleveland Browns promoted tight ends coach Tommy Rees to be the team's new offensive coordinator on Tuesday, according to Zac Jackson and Amos Morale III of
The Cleveland Browns have promoted Tommy Rees to offensive coordinator, succeeding Ken Dorsey after his January dismissal.
The Cleveland Browns promoted Tommy Rees from tight ends coach/pass game specialist to offensive coordinator on Wednesday. "Tommy has an incredible football mind," Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said.