| Buffalo Bills | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive line coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1967-04-30)April 30, 1967 (age 58) Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Castalia (OH) Margaretta |
| College | Miami (OH) |
| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Career history | |
| |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season | 2–4 (.333) |
| Coaching profile atPro Football Reference | |
Aaron Kromer (born April 30, 1967) is an Americanfootball coach who is theoffensive line coach for theBuffalo Bills of theNational Football League (NFL). Kromer served as the interim head coach of theNew Orleans Saints for the first six games of the 2012 season.
Kromer is a 1985 graduate ofMargaretta High School inCastalia, Ohio, where he played football andbasketball. He playedoffensive tackle for three seasons atMiami University from 1987 to 1989.[1]
Kromer began his NFL coaching career in 2001 with theOakland Raiders. In 2003, he helped lead the Raiders to an AFC championship and toSuper Bowl XXXVII. Kromer was hired by theNew Orleans Saints in 2008 as the running backs coach, before becoming the offensive line coach the following season. Under his tenure as OL coach, the Saints sent five players to a combined ninePro Bowls, and tied for the fewest sacks in the league with 96.[1] Under Kromer, the Saints line twice won theMadden Most Valuable Protectors Award as the best offensive line in the league (in 2009 and 2011).[2] The Saints wonSuper Bowl XLIV with Kromer. He filled in as the Saints' interim head coach for the first six games of the2012 NFL season asJoe Vitt andSean Payton served their suspensions for "BountyGate".[3] The Saints went 2-4 during that season-opening stretch, losing each of their first four games by eight points or less.
On January 16, 2013, Kromer was announced as the new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for theChicago Bears. He joinedMarc 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 theDenver 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 assistantPat 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, theBuffalo 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 coachSean McVay promoted him to run game coordinator, afterMatt LaFleur left to become theoffensive coordinator of theTennessee Titans. In order to help fill the void, McVay also named tight ends coachShane Waldron the pass game coordinator. In 2019 Kromer helped coach the Rams to an NFC Championship and toSuper Bowl LIII. Kromer was not retained by the Rams as a coach in February 2021.[10]
On February 7, 2022, theBuffalo Bills signed Kromer as their new offensive line coach.[11]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| NO* | 2012 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | - | - | - | - | ||
* – Interim head coach
