Brown enters his first season in a new role as a skill development- kick/punt returners. He originally joined the New England Patriots coaching staff in an NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship position in 2019 and then worked with the running backs in 2020 and wide receivers in 2021 while also working with the returners. He has worked with the returners since 2019.
In 2020, Gunner Olszewski was named First-Team All-Pro as a punt returner and led the NFL with 17.3 yards per return. In 2022, the punt return unit ranked first in the NFL for punt return yards and third in total return yards. Brown worked closely with rookie DB Marcus Jones, who ranked second in total return yards, punt return average and first in punt return yards and the longest punt return. Jones was named to the 2023 Associated Press All-Pro first team as a punt returner.
Under his guidance in 2022, WR Jakobi Meyers set new career highs in reception yards (804) and six receiving touchdowns, tripling his previous season high of two receiving touchdowns.
Following the season, Brown served as the head coach of the West team in the East-West Shrine Bowl, leading his team to a 12-3 victory.
Brown spent his entire 15-season career as a wide receiver with the New England Patriots after being drafted by the team in the eighth round (198th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft out of Marshall. Brown is a three-time Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX), a five-time co-captain, earned Pro Bowl honors in 2001 and was given the Ron Burton Community Service Award in 2004. He is the team's all-time leading punt returner with 252 career returns and 2,625 punt return yards, ranks third all-time in receptions with 557 and ranks third all-time in all-purpose yardage with 11,069 total yards. Brown was inducted to the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2012.
Troy Brown was born on July 2, 1971, in Barnwell, South Carolina. He lettered in both football and track at Blackville-Hilda High School in Blackville, South Carolina, and majored in computer science at Marshall. Since retiring from football, Brown has also worked as a football analyst for NBC Sports Boston. Brown has four sons, Sir'mon, Saanjay, Skylar and Sylas and is engaged to Ana Barros. .
