It took a little while, but the Los Angeles Rams have finally settled on a new running backs coach to replace Skip Peete, who was let go by Sean McVay earlier this offseason. As first reported by Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and confirmed by The Athletic, the Rams are hiring Thomas Brown to fill the role.
Brown previously worked as South Carolina’s running backs coach in 2019 and was also Miami’s offensive coordinator from 2016-2018.
Rams source confirms Thomas Brown will be the new running backs coach, as @BruceFeldmanCFB got here. https://t.co/d2SlljUDff
— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) February 8, 2020
McVay’s youth movement on the coaching staff continues with Brown coming aboard. He’s only 33 years old, joining 34-year-old Kevin O’Connell and 37-year-old Brandon Staley as McVay’s recent hires this offseason.
As Feldman reported, Brown was Georgia’s running backs coach in 2015, but that was one year after Todd Gurley’s career with the Bulldogs ended as he left for the NFL.