But I’m glad they promoted Tommy Rees, who was their tight ends coach in 2024. He previous job was as Alabama’s offensive coordinator in 2023 under coach Nick Saban.

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.

The Browns hired former tight ends coach Tommy Rees to be their next offensive coordinator. Here's five things to know about Rees.

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.

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.

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.

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 Athletic. The move was a logical one,

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 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.