Thomas Brown was seen as a potential head-coaching candidate this offseason despite only completing his second year as an assistant in the NFL in 2021. It’s a testament to how highly he’s regarded around the league, earning praise regularly from Sean McVay during his weekly media sessions.
Though he had an interview with the Dolphins for their head coaching job and with the Vikings for their offensive coordinator role – which went to Wes Phillips – Brown is back with the Rams in a new role. He’s still the assistant head coach, but he’s moving from coaching the running backs to leading the tight end room – a completely new position for him, a former running back in his own right.
Brown said he was initially reluctant to make the switch after McVay proposed it to him because he’s tried to master his craft around running backs, but Brown is excited about the new challenge that this change presents.
