Aaron Kromer
Buffalo Bills | |
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Position: | Offensive line coach |
Personal information | |
Born: | Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. | April 30, 1967
Career information | |
High school: | Castalia (OH) Margaretta |
College: | Miami (OH) |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 2–4 (.333) |
Coaching stats at PFR |
Aaron Kromer (born April 30, 1967) is an
Playing career
Kromer is a 1985 graduate of
Coaching career
Kromer began his NFL coaching career in 2001 with the
On January 16, 2013, Kromer was announced as the new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the Chicago Bears. He joined Marc Trestman's initial coaching staff, after working with Trestman in Oakland.[4] In his first year, the Bears offense had the second-best scoring offense in the league with 445 points, behind the Denver Broncos, while finishing fifth with 4281 passing yards.[5] The offense also broke team records in total yards (6,109), passing yards (4,450), passing touchdowns (32) and first downs (344).[6] On February 12, 2014, offensive line assistant Pat Meyer was named offensive line coach while Kromer, who served as offensive coordinator and line coach in 2013, remained the offensive coordinator and continued to be involved in all aspects of the offense, including the line with an increased role with the passing game.[7]
On January 17, 2015, the Buffalo Bills reached a two-year deal with Kromer to be the team's new offensive line coach.[8] He was later suspended for 6 games by the Buffalo Bills from an incident in which he and his son were accused of striking a group of minors; Kromer himself allegedly punched a boy in the face and threatened to kill his family in an argument over beach chairs. Two weeks later all charges were dropped against Kromer, at the request of the victims and as a part of a civil settlement.[9]
On January 30, 2018, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay promoted him to run game coordinator, after Matt LaFleur left to become the offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans. In order to help fill the void, McVay also named tight ends coach Shane Waldron the pass game coordinator. In 2019 Kromer helped coach the Rams to an NFC Championship and to Super Bowl LIII. Kromer was not retained by the Rams as a coach in February 2021.[10]
On February 7, 2022, the Buffalo Bills signed Kromer as their new offensive line coach.[11]
Head coaching record
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
NO* | 2012 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | - | - | - | - |
* – Interim head coach
References
- ^ a b Mayer, Larry (January 16, 2013). "Bears hire Kromer as offensive coordinator, line coach". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Sheldon Mickles, "Bears hire Aaron Kromer as offensive coordinator" Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, The Advocate.
- ^ "Aaron Kromer logical fit as interim II coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ Seligman, Andrew (January 16, 2013). "AP Source: Kromer new Bears offensive coordinator". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "NFL Team Total Offense Statistics – 2013". ESPN. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (January 8, 2014). "Long named to PFF All-Rookie Team". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (February 12, 2014). "Bears promote Meyer, hire Kim". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- Cbssports.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ Rodak, Mike (July 31, 2015). "Charges against Bills assistant coach Aaron Kromer, dropped". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ Klein, Gary (February 18, 2021). "Another coach, Aaron Kromer, is leaving Sean McVay's Rams staff". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Wojton, Nick (February 7, 2022). "Bills bring Aaron Kromer back as offensive line coach". billswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 6, 2022.