Thomas Brown (born May 15, 1986) is an American professional football coach and former running back who currently serves as the passing game coordinator and tights ends coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
Brown continued to be productive in his second year, starting all 12 games and leading the Bulldogs with 736 yards and four touchdowns on 147 attempts.
Brown rushed for 779 yards on 148 attempts and 10 touchdowns in his senior season at Georgia in 2007 despite sitting out for three games with a broken collarbone and splitting playing time with talented redshirt freshman Knowshon Moreno.
During his senior season, Brown was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week after running for a career-high 180 yards and three touchdowns against the University of Mississippi.
[6] His rookie season was cut short by a horse collar tackle during the preseason, landing him on injured reserve.
He was promoted to the active roster on January 2, 2010 after linebacker David Veikune was placed on injured reserve.
[11] The move united the position coach of the 2014 NCAA rushing yards leader, Melvin Gordon, with one of the nation's most prolific returning running backs in Nick Chubb.
[12] On December 30, 2015, Brown was hired to be the running backs coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Miami, where he would work under Mark Richt again.
On February 17, 2023, Brown was hired by the Carolina Panthers as their offensive coordinator under head coach Frank Reich.
[17] On January 30, 2024, Brown was hired by the Chicago Bears as their pass game coordinator under head coach Matt Eberflus.