Source tells @sn_nfl that @Broncos assistant DBs coach Samson Brown joining @RamsNFL staff
Samson Brown enters his second season with the Broncos in 2016 as the team’s assistant defensive backs coach. He was hired by the club on Feb. 27, 2015.
Brown, who owns 12 years of coaching experience, previously worked at the NFL level with the Buffalo Bills (2013-14) and New York Jets (2010-11) after interning with the Green Bay Packers in the summer of 2009.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Former University at Albany football player and coach Samson Brown is Super Bowl 50 bound as a member of the Denver Broncos coaching staff.
Hired on Feb. 27, 2015, Brown is in his first season with the Broncos as the team’s assistant defensive backs coach.
Brown earned a B.A. in information science and policy from UAlbany in 2003 and was a four-year standout on Bob Ford’s squad.
The Bronx, N.Y. native was a four-time All-Northeast Conference free safety for the Great Danes. Brown totaled 52 tackles, 10 pass break-ups and two interceptions, leading the Great Danes to the 2002 conference championship. Named to the All-NEC first team on three occasions, Brown finished his career ranked among the school's all-time tackles leaders with 240, and was also named to the Football Gazette mid-major All-America squad.
Joining the coaching ranks, Brown began his career as defensive backs coach at Siena College in 2003. He went on to coach defensive backs and wide receivers for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 2004-05 before spending the 2006 season working with tight ends at Hofstra University.
Brown returned to UAlbany for the 2007-09 seasons, coaching the outside linebackers, tight ends, and corners for his alma mater.
Brown, who owns 11 years of coaching experience, previously worked at the NFL level with the Buffalo Bills (2013-14) and New York Jets (2010-11) after interning with the Green Bay Packers in the summer of 2009.
Brown and the Broncos take on the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
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