Brayden Coombs

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]

Brayden Coombs

Personal information
Born:	(1986-10-24) October 24, 1986 (age 38) 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

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.

External links

• Brayden Coombs Detroit Lions coaching profile