The Cleveland Browns are moving on from their disappointing 2024 campaign and are already trying to improve for next season, and they're starting with the coaching staff.
On Wednesday, the Browns announced the hiring of a new offensive line coach. Following the departure of Andy Dickerson after the loss to Baltimore in the season finale, Cleveland has hired Mike Bloomgren to coach the offensive line next season.
Bloomgren is the former Rice Owls head coach.
“Mike has a wealth of knowledge and is extremely bright,” head coach Kevin Stefanski said in a statement released by the team. “In addition to his NFL experience, he has worked in a number of pro-style offenses on the college level. He has proven to be successful as a teacher and motivator, which will be vital for our offensive line room.
"We are excited to add Mike to our coaching staff.”
Bloomgren spent seven seasons at Rice and amassed a 24-52 overall record. Before Rice, the 47-year-old spent five seasons as the offensive coordinator and two years as the running game coordinator at Stanford.
Bloomgren spent 2007-10 with the New York Jets organization under Bill Calahan serving as offensive quality control coach, offensive assistant, and assistant offensive coordinator.
