WASHINGTON: The Baltimore Ravens will enter Sunday’s NFL game at Cleveland mourning the death of assistant coach Clarence Brooks, who died on Saturday morning at age 65 of oesophageal and stomach cancer. Brooks, the team’s longest-tenured assistant coach, died at a hospital in Weston, Florida, the Ravens announced. He joined the organisation in 2005 and served 11 seasons as defensive line coach, including Baltimore’s 2013 Super Bowl championship campaign. Brooks shifted into a senior defensive assistant coach role in the off-season while undergoing cancer treatment but continued to work with Ravens players and coaches. Brooks was a 24-year NFL coaching veteran and during his tenure overseeing the defensive line the Ravens allowed an NFL-low 89 rushing touchdowns and NFL second-lowest totals on points a game at 18.9 and rushing yards a game at 94.2. He also served as an assistant coach for the NFL Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears after serving 17 years as an assistant coach with college teams. Brooks’ son Jason had been an assistant on the Ravens’ staff from 2009-2012. The Ravens opened the season last week with a 13-7 victory over Buffalo while Cleveland lost 29-10 at Philadelphia.