Brayden Coombs

Brayden Coombs (born October 24, 1986) is a former American football coach who was the special teams coordinator for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He spent his first 10 years coaching with the Cincinnati Bengals after playing in college for the Miami RedHawks. He had been one of the youngest coordinators in the NFL at age 34.

Playing career
Coombs lettered four times as a defensive back and wide receiver at Miami (Ohio) University from 2005-2009.

Coaching
On January 11, 2020 the Detroit Lions announced the hiring of Braydon Coombs as their Special Teams Coordinator. On December 21, 2020 the Lions fired Brayden Coombs after reportedly going rogue on fake punt by calling the play without the knowledge or consent of interim head coach Darrell Bevell

Family
Brayden and his wife have a daughter and two sons. He is the son of former Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs.

On May 28-29, 2021, Coombs was the victim in a physical altercation with his wife Alexia Shay Coombs at the Square Grouper Tiki Bar in Jupiter, Fla. According to the Jupiter Police Report (#: 21-001883), Alexia Coombs was asked to leave the bar because she was "giving employees a hard time and causing a disturbance." As Alexia Coombs endeavored to find and leave with her husband, Brayden Coombs, she struck Brayden Coombs with an open-handed slap to his face. Despite Brayden Coombs unwillingness to assist Jupiter Police in their investigation, Jupiter PD Officer Shanna Shaff observed Brayden Coombs' face to be "slightly red" and placed Alexia Shay Coombs under arrest on the charge of "Battery-Simple (Touch or Strike).