Brayden Coombs

American football player and coach (born 1986)

American football player
Brayden Coombs
Personal information
Born: (1986-10-24) October 24, 1986 (age 37)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Career information
High school:Colerain High School
College:Miami (Ohio)
Career history
As a coach:
  • Cincinnati Bengals (2009)
    Coaching intern
  • Cincinnati Bengals (2010–2011)
    Coaching assistant
  • Cincinnati Bengals (2012–2018)
    Assistant special teams coach/quality control coach
  • Cincinnati Bengals (2019)
    Assistant special teams coach
  • Detroit Lions (2020)
    Special teams coordinator

Brayden Coombs (born October 24, 1986) is a former American football coach who was the special teams coordinator for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] He spent his first 10 years coaching with the Cincinnati Bengals[8] after playing in college for the Miami RedHawks. He had been one of the youngest coordinators in the NFL at age 34.[9]

Playing career

Coombs lettered four times as a defensive back and wide receiver at Miami (Ohio) University from 2005-2009.[10][11]

Coaching

On January 11, 2020 the Detroit Lions announced the hiring of Braydon Coombs as their Special Teams Coordinator.[12] On December 21, 2020 the Lions fired Brayden Coombs after reportedly going rogue on fake punt by calling the play without the knowledge or consent of interim head coach Darrell Bevell[13]

Family

Brayden and his wife have a daughter and two sons.[14] He is the son of former Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ Jan 11, A. P.; ET, 2020 at 5:31p (January 11, 2020). "Lions hire special teams coordinator Brayden Coombs". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Lions fill vacant co-ordinator posts with hiring of Undlin and Coombs". Windsor Star. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Rogers, Justin. "New Lions assistant Brayden Coombs sold on Matt Patricia's investment in special teams". Detroit News. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  4. ^ WKRC (January 13, 2020). "Colerain, Miami grad and former Bengals assistant hired as Detroit Lions assistant". WKRC. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lions hire special teams coordinator Brayden Coombs". San Diego Union-Tribune. January 11, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Brayden Coombs: What the Lions are getting in their new special teams coach". Lions Wire. January 12, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Rothstein, Michael (December 21, 2020). "Detroit Lions fire special-teams coach Brayden Coombs day after failed fake punt". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Brayden Coombs | Pro Football History.com". pro-football-history.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Detroit's Brayden Coombs is the youngest special teams coordinator in the NFL. Maybe the loudest too". mlive. January 23, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Brayden Coombs - Miami (OH) RedHawks - NFL Draft". www.rotoworld.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "The Pride of Cincinnati: Brayden Coombs". Miami University RedHawks. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "Lions hire Brayden Coombs as their new Special Teams Coordinator". January 11, 2020.
  13. ^ Reisman, Jeremy (December 21, 2020). "ST coordinator Brayden Coombs fired after reportedly going rogue on fake punt". Pride Of Detroit.
  14. ^ "The Official Site of the Detroit Lions". www.detroitlions.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "TWENTYMAN: 3 things to know about special teams coordinator Brayden Coombs". www.detroitlions.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  16. ^ "Brayden Coombs Grateful for Lessons Learned from Father, Kerry, As Both Move Into New Coaching Positions with Detroit Lions, Ohio State". Eleven Warriors. January 23, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
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