Troy Brown, a three-time Super Bowl Champion (2001, '03 and '04) with the New England Patriots, is entering his first season on the Giants' staff as an offensive assistant and minority coaching fellow.
Brown spent the 2024 season in a skill-development – kick/punt returners role in New England. Under Brown's guidance, Marcus Jones ranked third in the NFL with 386 punt return yards. Among players with at least 10 punt returns, Jones' 14.8 average was the second-highest in the league. Overall, the Patriots punt return unit ranked second in the league with a 14.2 return average and third in total punt return yards (427).
Across six seasons in New England, Brown worked closely with two first-team All-Pro punt returners. In 2023, Jones earned All-Pro honors after leading the league in punt return yards (?) and owning the longest punt return of the season (how many yards vs. who?). In 2020, Gunner Olszewski was named first-team All-Pro after averaging a league-leading 17.3 yards per return.
Brown began coaching in 2019 in an NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship position with the New England Patriots while also serving as the assistant wide receivers coach. In Brown's role, he primarily worked with returners but also held roles coaching running backs (2020) and wide receivers (2021-23). During his tenure in New England, Brown oversaw the development of Jakobi Meyers, who posted back-to-back seasons with 800+ receiving yards in 2021 and 2022.
An eighth-round selection (198th overall) by the Patriots in 1993, Brown spent his entire 15-year playing career in New England. Brown played in 192 games (70 starts) and caught 557 passes for 6,366 yards and 31 touchdowns. He also rushed 29 times for 178 yards. On special teams, Brown returned 252 punts for 2,625 yards and three touchdowns and 87 kickoffs for 1,862 yards. Among Patriot franchise rankings, Brown is first in punt return yards, third in receptions and fifth in receiving yards. Towards the end of his career, Brown contributed on defense, recording 18 tackles, five passes defensed and three interceptions. A three-time Super Bowl champion, Brown was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2012.
Born in Barnwell, S.C., Brown attended Marshall University, where he majored in computer science. He is the father of four sons: Sir'mon, Saanjay, Skylar and Sylas. He is engaged to his fiancé, Ana Barros.
2025: New York Giants - Offensive Assistant/Minority Coaching Fellow
2024: New England Patriots - Skill Development/Kick & Punt Returners
2021-23: New England Patriots - Wide Receivers/Kick Returners
2020: New England Patriots - Running Backs/Kick Returners
2019: New England Patriots - NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship/Assistant Wide Receivers
