Year with Browns: 1st

Year as NFL coach: 6th

Key Notes

• Roy Istvan joined the Browns staff as assistant offensive line coach in 2024.
• Brings 33 years of coaching experience on the college and pro levels.
• Spent five seasons (2019-23) as assistant offensive line coach with Philadelphia. Helped the Eagles set numerous franchise records and several individual honors. Helped Philadelphia advance to Super Bowl LVII as the team set single-season franchise records for points (477), total touchdowns (59), scrimmage touchdowns (57), rushing touchdowns (32) and total first downs (385). In 2021, the Eagles led the league with a franchise record 2,715 rushing yards.

Year with Browns: 1st

Year as NFL coach: 6th

Key Notes

• Roy Istvan joined the Browns staff as assistant offensive line coach in 2024.
• Brings 33 years of coaching experience on the college and pro levels.
• Spent five seasons (2019-23) as assistant offensive line coach with Philadelphia. Helped the Eagles set numerous franchise records and several individual honors. Helped Philadelphia advance to Super Bowl LVII as the team set single-season franchise records for points (477), total touchdowns (59), scrimmage touchdowns (57), rushing touchdowns (32) and total first downs (385). In 2021, the Eagles led the league with a franchise record 2,715 rushing yards.
• Helped four offensive linemen earn a combined 11 Pro Bowl honors – guard Brandon Brooks (2019), guard Landon Dickerson (2022-23), tackle Lane Johnson (2019, 22-23) and center Jason Kelce (2019-23). Kelce (2019, 21-23) was named first team All-Pro four times, while Johnson (2022) was a first team selection once and a second team selection twice (2021, 2023).
• Spent 28 years coaching on the college level with stops at Keiser (2018), Cornell (2014-16), Rhode Island (2008-13), Milford Academy (2006-07), Buffalo (2001-05) and his alma mater Southern Connecticut State (1990-2000).
• Istvan and his wife, Kristin, have three children, Jaylin and twins Kambria and Zachariah.

Roy Istvan's Coaching Background

1990-95 Southern Connecticut State University, graduate assistant

1996-2000 Southern Connecticut State University, offensive coordinator

2001-03 University at Buffalo, run game coordinator/offensive line coach

2004-05 University at Buffalo, offensive coordinator

2006-07 Milford Academy (N.Y.), offensive coordinator

2008-10 University of Rhode Island, offensive line coach

2011-13 University of Rhode Island, offensive coordinator

2014-16 Cornell University, offensive coordinator/offensive line coach

2018 Keiser University (Fla.), assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line coach

2019-23 Philadelphia Eagles, assistant offensive line coach

2024- Cleveland Browns, assistant offensive line coach