Overview
- Todd Monken revealed he reached out to Joe Thomas during his interview process and after his January hiring and offered him a full-time coaching position with the Browns.
- Thomas told Monken he would "love to coach" but did not want to commit to an everyday contract, so he declined the full-time role while remaining welcome to assist on a part-time basis.
- Thomas has continued to spend time at Browns training camp working with players and recently interviewed first-round tackle Spencer Fano as part of his informal mentoring duties.
- Offensive line coach George Warhop, who coached Thomas earlier in his career, urged current linemen to tap Thomas as a teaching resource when he is available.
- Monken has assembled an expanded coaching operation and is accommodating part-time veteran contributions, allowing the team to use Thomas’s experience without adding him to the full-time staff while he pursues media work and his Hall of Fame Farms projects.