Coaches

Brayden Coombs takes on a full staff position with the Bengals for 2012, serving as offensive assistant. He spent the previous two seasons as an assistant to the staff.

He will work with offensive coordinator Jay Gruden on video breakdown and game-planning, as well as seeing duty as an advance scout, and on the field he will have a specific focus on wide receivers, assisting receivers coach James Urban.

Coombs’s work with receivers last season aided the rapid development of the young Bengals group, including rookies A.J. Green, Andrew Hawkins, Ryan Whalen and Armon Binns.

Green emerged as one of the NFL’s best young receivers, leading all league rookies in receptions (65) and receiving yardage (1057), and he became the first rookie WR selected for the Pro Bowl since the 2003 season. Hawkins developed into an offensive weapon as the season progressed, tallying 23 catches for 263 yards. Whalen saw action on offense in the last four regular season games, and he had two receptions for 24 yards in the Wild Card Playoff at Houston.

Coombs first joined the Bengals in December 2009 as a coaching intern, and was elevated to coaching assistant before the 2010 season. He spent 2010 working primarily with the defensive staff, focusing on the defensive backs and assisting with video breakdown and game-plan construction.

Prior to joining the Bengals, Coombs played collegiately at Miami (OH) from 2005-09, where he lettered four times. He spent two seasons as a DB, then was switched to WR for his final three years. He set a school record for receptions (14) in his final game as a senior, against Buffalo.

Coombs is a Cincinnati native and a graduate of Colerain High School. He earned a degree in business from Miami. His father, Kerry, is the cornerbacks coach at Ohio State.

PLAYING AND COACHING HISTORY—2005-09: Played DB and WR at Miami University. 2010-11: Coaching assistant, Bengals. 2012: Assistant Coach, Bengals.