CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns officially announced the promotion of tight ends coach Tommy Rees to offensive coordinator on Wednesday, with Kevin Stefanski noting that his high football acumen sealed the deal.

The Browns hired former tight ends coach Tommy Rees to be their next offensive coordinator. Here's five things to know about Rees.

The Browns are promoting the 32-year-old Tommy Rees to offensive coordinator, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday, per sources informed of the situation.

Tommy Rees went from being a ball boy for the Cleveland Browns to running their offense. Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski hired Rees as his offensive coordinator, promoting him after firing Ken Dorsey following a season in which the Browns went 3-14 and averaged a league-low 15.

Tommy Rees was the first one to get an interview for the Browns ' offensive coordinator position. The tight ends coach/pass game specialist, at the end of the day, ended up being the man for the job.

The Browns officially announced the hiring of Tommy Rees on Wednesday as their new offensive coordinator. Rees, 32, spent last season as the Browns' tight ends coach/pass game specialist. He replaces Ken Dorsey, who was fired after one season as offensive coordinator on Jan. 5, a day after Cleveland finished a 3-14 season.

The Cleveland Browns are promoting tight ends coach Tommy Rees, a former Notre Dame quarterback, to offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN.

The offseason coaching carousel continues, and another name/coaching opportunity is officially off the board. On Tuesday it was announced the Cleveland Browns would be promoting passing game specialist and tight ends coach Tommy Rees to offensive coordinator.