CLEVELAND, Ohio (92.3 The Fan) – The Browns named Jonathan Decoster their new offensive quality control coach Monday.
Decoster replaces Seitu Smith, who left to become the running backs coach at Yale University and is the only change to Kevin Stefanski’s coaching staff for 2021.
“I'm very excited and very fortunate,” Decoster said. “This is a unique opportunity to join an NFL organization, but especially the Browns and what they're doing over here. They're building something special. Getting to work with some pretty famous offensive minds in Coach Stefanski and Coach Callahan as well, it's an opportunity I couldn't pass up.”
Last year Decoster was the tight ends coach for Old Dominion University, who did not play due to COVID-19 but the team still worked in the fall.
“It was really different,” Decoster said. “We installed our offense and defense and had the kids build confidence in themselves and the system. It was the first time ever we signed a recruiting class where you don't go out and don't see the kids at all. It was really unique and it made you a better coach because you had to install and learn and learn with your players over Zoom.”
In Cleveland he will reunite with some familiar faces.
At Nevada in 2013-14, where he was a graduate assistant offensive line coach, he worked with Pro Bowl guard Joel Bitonio. From 2017-19 he was a graduate assistant at LSU where he got to know linebacker Jacob Phillips, cornerback Greedy Williams and safety Grant Delpit.
“I was there when we lost to Troy and I was there when we won the national championship. Every year was a growing experience for me,” Decoster said of his time at LSU. “We were around some really good talent and changed our offense a little bit in 2019 and it was a catalyst for an amazing season.”
The Decoster File:
2015-16: West Virginia State University, offensive line coach/recruiting coordinator
2017-19: Louisiana State University, graduate assistant tight ends coach
2020: Old Dominion University, tight ends coach
2021-present: Cleveland Browns, offensive quality control coach




