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.

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

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.

Tommy Rees went from being a ball boy for the Browns to running their offense. Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski hired Rees as his offensive coordinator on Wednesday, promoting him after firing Ken Dorsey following a season in which the Browns went 3-14 and averaged a league-low 15.

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.

The Browns started the interview process for the vacant offensive coordinator position with Tommy Rees. There are more scheduled for this week.

The Cleveland Browns named Tommy Rees the new offensive coordinator ... While running the Crimson Tide’s offense in Nick Saban’s final year, Rees shepherded quarterback Jalen Milroe to a ...

The Cleveland Browns are promoting Tommy Rees from tight ends coach to offensive ... and quarterbacks coach at Alabama under Nick Saban in 2023. --Field Level Media

Tommy Rees has felt the pressure of being a high-profile coordinator for Nick Saban The question of whether or not Rees can handle the pressure of an NFL coordinator position comes down to this ...

Tommy Rees, who in 2024 — his first year with ... He was the offensive coordinator under Nick Saban at Alabama in 2023 and helped the Crimson Tide win the SEC championship and qualify for ...