The New Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich completed his final appointment to his coaching staff, hiring Thomas Brown as offensive coordinator on Friday. Brown decided to join the Panthers after his application to become the Houston Texans’ head coach was unsuccessful.
Brown has spent the last 12 seasons as a coaching assistant in the NFL. He spent the last two seasons at the Los Angeles Rams, serving as the assistant head coach and tight ends coach last season. He was the team’s assistant head coach/running backs coach during his first season with the Rams when the team went on to win the Super Bowl.
While it remains unclear whether Brown will call plays on Reich’s behalf, Brown did admit during his introductory news conference that this is a part of the job that he enjoys.
The 36-year-old Brown joins fellow new additions Ejiro Evero, Tem Lukabu, Bert Watts, and Devin Fitzsimmons. Evero joined as the team’s defensive coordinator, Lukabu as outside linebackers coach, Watts as safeties coach, and Fitzsimmons as assistant special teams coach.
