Now officially hired, head coach Kevin Stefanski has released a statement on his decision:
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.
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,
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 Cleveland Browns have promoted Tommy Rees to offensive coordinator, succeeding Ken Dorsey after his January dismissal.
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
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have decided to stay in-house in hiring their next offensive coordinator, handing the job over to tight ends coach/passing game specialist Tommy Rees. Rees has been tapped to replace Ken Dorsey, who was fired after just one season as Cleveland's offensive coordinator.
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.
Chuck Martin spent four seasons with Tommy Rees, the player, at Notre Dame. The current Miami (Ohio) head coach saw a budding coach even then.
Tommy Rees was the first one to get an interview for the Browns ' offensive coordinator position. The tight ends coach/pass game specialist, at the end of the day, ended up being the man for the job.
The men who coached with new Browns offensive coordinator Tommy Rees at Notre Dame recall a confident coach who also brought curiosity to the role.