Mike Priefer is one of the few coaching holdovers from 2019 into the new staff being assembled by head coach Kevin Stefanski. Priefer is very excited to be reunited with Stefanski and sees a very bright future for the rookie head man.
Priefer and Stefanski worked together as assistant coaches on the Minnesota Vikings for several seasons spanning 2011-2018. Cleveland’s holdover special teams coach knows Stefanski very well, and he’s an enthusiastic supporter of his old colleague.
“I’ve seen him grow as a coach from being a quality control coach to being a running backs, tight ends, quarterbacks and then offensive coordinator. I’ve seen his growth,” Priefer said of Stefanski via the Browns’ official website. “I knew from the get-go he was going to be a very good coach as he kind of gained experience. Obviously he had that head coaching mentality about him. He’s got that charisma about him, he’s got leadership and he’s going to do a great job for us here.”
Stefanski should be excited about working with Priefer again, too. He did a fantastic job in his first year in Cleveland, helping rookies Austin Seibert and Jamie Gillan thrive as the Browns’ specialists while also dramatically reducing penalties and missed tackles from the coverage units.
