Todd Monken has knocked out a key hire for the Cleveland Browns’ coaching staff, but the Jim Schwartz replacement still looms
The Cleveland Browns have made another key hire under HC Todd Monken.
Since Todd Monken became the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, the focus has been on putting together his first coaching staff in the NFL.
The biggest decision left to make is who is going to be the defensive coordinator to replace Jim Schwartz. Ahead of a defensive coordinator hiring happening, the Browns have made another key hire for the staff.
Browns hire Green Bay Packers assistant to coach special teams
The Browns are set to hire Packers assistant special teams coordinator Byron Storer, first reported by The 33rd Team’s Ari Meirov. Storer comes in as the Bubba Ventrone replacement. It’s unknown if Monken planned to keep Ventrone, but it didn’t matter because he took the special teams job with the Los Angeles Rams.
Cleveland had one of the worst special teams units in 2025. The loss to the New York Jets was a great example of the unit, where they gave up kickoff and punt returns for a touchdown. There wasn’t a whole lot to celebrate on the special teams this past season outside of K Andre Szmyt going 24-of-27 on field goal kicks.
Storer comes to Cleveland as a 41-year-old California native who spent the last four seasons with the Packers. Before joining Green Bay, Storer was a special teams assistant with the Raiders organization for four seasons. Storer spent two years with the Chargers before that as the special teams assistant before becoming the assistant linebackers coach.
The playing career for Storer took him from USC to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2007 to 2009. Storer was a fullback on the gridiron.
A key hire for Monken, as we’ve seen how much special teams can make or break the Browns in the past. Storer will have his work cut out for him to improve the unit.
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