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]