- Brad Seely
Infobox NFL PlayerCoach
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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1956|9|6
Birthplace=Vinton, Iowa
College=South Dakota State University
Position=Special Teams Coach
coach=yes
coachingyears=1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984-1988
1989-1993
1994
1995-1998
1999-"present"
coachingteams=South Dakota State
(Graduate Assistant)
Colorado State
(Graduate Assistant)
Colorado State
(Offensive Line Coach)
SMU
(Assistant Offensive Line Coach)
N.C. State
(Offensive Line Coach)
Pacific
(Offensive Line Coach)
Oklahoma State
(Offensive Line Coach)Indianapolis Colts
(Special Teams Coach)
(Tight Ends Coach)New York Jets
(Special Teams Coach)Carolina Panthers
(Special Teams Coach)New England Patriots
(Special Teams Coach)Brad Seely (born
September 6 ,1956 inVinton ,Iowa ) is theAmerican football special teams coach for theNew England Patriots of theNational Football League .Playing career
Seely attended
South Dakota State University , where he played football and was an All-Conferenceoffensive lineman . He earned degrees in botheconomics and physical education while there.Coaching career
College
Seely began his college coaching career in
1978 with his alma mater South Dakota State. He then moved toColorado State University as a graduate assistant in1979 and was promoted to offensive line coach in1979 . Seely also spent a year in1981 with current Patriots offensive line coachDante Scarnecchia atSouthern Methodist University as an assistant offensive line coach. In1982 , Seely was an offensive line coach forNorth Carolina State University , then moved to University of the Pacific in the same capacity for1983 . In1984 , Seely rounded out his college career with 5 years at Oklahoma State, coaching an offensive line that ledBarry Sanders to the1988 Heisman Trophy .NFL
Seely made the jump to the professional level in 1989, working as the
tight end s and special teams coach for theIndianapolis Colts through 1993. He then spent the 1994 season with theNew York Jets as their special teams coach. In 1995, Seely began a 4-year stint with theCarolina Panthers also as their special teams coach. He joined the Patriots onJanuary 27 , 1999.Awards and honors
*NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year - 1996
Personal
Seely and his wife Patti have three daughters named Sarah, Hannah, and Brynn. <3
External links
* [http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=coachbio&bio=531 New England Patriots profile]
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