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Ben Bloom
Tennessee Titans
Position:Outside linebackers coach
Personal information
Born: (1982-10-17) October 17, 1982 (age 41)
Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career information
High school:Wellesley (MA)
College:Tufts (2001–2004)
Career history
As a coach:
  • Tufts (2005–2007)
    Graduate assistant & defensive line coach
  • Harvard (2008)
    Assistant defensive line coach
  • Cleveland Browns (2009)
    Team operations assistant & quality control coach
  • Cleveland Browns (2010)
    Defensive quality control coach
  • Dallas Cowboys (2011–2013)
    Defensive quality control & assistant linebackers coach
  • Dallas Cowboys (2014)
    Assistant defensive line coach & defensive ends coach
  • Dallas Cowboys (2015)
    Defensive ends coach
  • Dallas Cowboys (2016–2017)
    Assistant coach & special projects
  • Dallas Cowboys (2018–2019)
    Linebackers coach
  • Cleveland Browns (2020)
    Senior defensive assistant
  • Cleveland Browns (2021–2022)
    Defensive run game coordinator
  • Cleveland Browns (2023)
    Defensive line coach
  • Tennessee Titans (2024–present)
    Outside linebackers coach

Benjamin Myerow Bloom (born October 17, 1982) is an

outside linebackers coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tufts Jumbos and later coached them, the Harvard Crimson and Dallas Cowboys
.

Early life

Bloom was born in October 17, 1982, and grew up in

offensive lineman for the Jumbos from 2001 to 2004.[2]

Coaching career

As a

defensive line coach, with the opportunity to continue his education and get a master's degree.[3] He accepted Tufts' offer and worked in those positions from 2005 to 2007; he additionally worked during these years as a bouncer at a local bar and as a substitute teacher.[3] He received his master's degree in education at Tufts.[4]

In 2008, Bloom served one season as the assistant defensive line coach for the Harvard Crimson.[5] He then joined the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) in 2009 as a quality control coach and team operations assistant; his position was shifted to defensive quality control coach in 2010.[6] He followed coach Matt Eberflus to the Dallas Cowboys in 2011, being named assistant linebackers coach and defensive quality control coach.[7]

Bloom became the team's assistant defensive line coach and defensive ends coach in 2014 before moving solely to defensive ends coach in 2015.[8] In 2016, he was named the Cowboys' assistant coach/special projects, in which he advised the head coach on game plans and schemes.[4] He served two years in that role before receiving a job as linebackers coach in 2018.[9] That season, he helped Leighton Vander Esch become the first Cowboys rookie linebacker to be named to the Pro Bowl.[10]

In 2020, Bloom returned to the Browns and was named the team's senior defensive assistant.[11] He was promoted to defensive run game coordinator in 2021.[12] He then received a promotion to defensive line coach in 2023.[13] That year, he was named by NFL.com as one of the "young NFL coaches to watch" for future head coaching positions.[14]

On February 14, 2024, Bloom was named as outside linebackers coach for the Tennessee Titans.[15]

References

  1. ^ "7 questions with Ben Bloom". The Tufts Daily. September 2004.
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    Cleveland.com
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  4. ^ a b "5 things you may not know about Cowboys LBs coach Ben Bloom, like his climb up the ladder". The Dallas Morning News. June 27, 2018.
  5. Cleveland.com
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  7. ^ Williams, Charean (February 18, 2020). "Browns hire Ben Bloom as senior defensive assistant". ProFootballTalk. NBC Sports.
  8. ^ "Ben Bloom". Cleveland Browns.
  9. ^ Matocha, Jon (May 14, 2018). "Ben Bloom 'confident' in new role as Cowboys' LB coach; 'I've been preparing for this for a long time'". The Dallas Morning News.
  10. Cleveland.com
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  11. ^ Smith, Pete (February 18, 2020). "Report: Browns Hiring Ben Bloom As Senior Defensive Assistant". Sports Illustrated.
  12. ^ Ulrich, Nate (February 8, 2021). "Browns promote Ben Bloom to defensive run game coordinator". Akron Beacon Journal.
  13. ^ Smith, Pete (February 23, 2023). "Browns to Name Ben Bloom Defensive Line Coach per Albert Breer". Sports Illustrated.
  14. ^ Pelissero, Tom (November 15, 2023). "Ben Johnson, Mike Macdonald and Jerod Mayo among young NFL coaches to watch". National Football League.
  15. ^ "Titans Add 10 New Assistant Coaches and Retain 11 Others on HC Brian Callahan's Staff". TennesseeTitans.com. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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