Bill O'Brien (American football)

Infobox NFL PlayerCoach


Caption=O'Brien at 2007 Patriots training camp
Name=Bill O'Brien
Color=#0d254c
fontcolor=#d6d6d6
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1969|10|23
Birthplace=Andover, Massachusetts
College=Brown
Position=Wide Receivers Coach
coach=yes
coachingyears=1993

1994

1995-1997

1998-2000

2001


2002



2003-2004

2005-2006


2007

2008-"present"
coachingteams=Brown
(Tight Ends Coach)
Brown
(Inside Linebackers Coach)
Georgia Tech
(Offensive Graduate Assistant)
Georgia Tech
(Running Backs Coach)
Georgia Tech
(Offensive Coordinator)
(Quarterbacks Coach)
Georgia Tech
(Assistant Head Coach)
(Offensive Coordinator)
(Quarterbacks Coach)
Maryland
(Running Backs Coach)
Duke
(Offensive Coordinator)
(Quarterbacks Coach)
New England Patriots
(Offensive Assistant)
New England Patriots
(Wide Receivers Coach)

Bill O'Brien (born October 23, 1969 in Andover, Massachusetts) is a current American football wide receivers for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was previously the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Duke University.

Playing career

O'Brien attended Brown University in Rhode Island where he played defensive end and linebacker for the Bears from 1990 until 1992.

Coaching career

College

O'Brien's first coaching position was at Brown, where he coached tight ends in 1993 then inside linebackers in 1994. He would then spend the next three seasons (1995-1997) as an offensive graduate assistant at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He then coached the Yellow Jackets' running backs from the 1998 season through 2000 season. From 2001 to 2002, O'Brien served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and was named an assistant head coach for the 2002 season. In 2003, he left to coach running backs at the University of Maryland, spending two seasons there before being named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Duke in 2005.

NFL

After two seasons with Duke, O'Brien was hired by the New England Patriots on February 27, 2007 as an offensive assistant. [ [http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2007/02/obrien_hired.html O'Brien hired] Boston.com Reiss' Pieces. Accessed 2 July 2007.] On February 21, 2008, O'Brien was promoted to wide receivers coach. [ [http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2008/02/pats_hire_caper.html Pats hire Capers] Boston.com Reiss' Pieces. Accessed 21 February 2007.]

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22665&SPID=1843&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=157397&Q_SEASON=2006 GoDuke.com Biography]
* [http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=coachbio&bio=32457 Patriots.com Biography]