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 in Vinton, Iowa) is the American football special teams coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.

Playing career

Seely attended South Dakota State University, where he played football and was an All-Conference offensive lineman. He earned degrees in both economics 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 to Colorado State University as a graduate assistant in 1979 and was promoted to offensive line coach in 1979. Seely also spent a year in 1981 with current Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia at Southern Methodist University as an assistant offensive line coach. In 1982, Seely was an offensive line coach for North Carolina State University, then moved to University of the Pacific in the same capacity for 1983. In 1984, Seely rounded out his college career with 5 years at Oklahoma State, coaching an offensive line that led Barry Sanders to the 1988 Heisman Trophy.

NFL

Seely made the jump to the professional level in 1989, working as the tight ends and special teams coach for the Indianapolis Colts through 1993. He then spent the 1994 season with the New York Jets as their special teams coach. In 1995, Seely began a 4-year stint with the Carolina Panthers also as their special teams coach. He joined the Patriots on January 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]