Brad Seely

Brad Seely

Personal information
Date of birth	(1956-09-06) September 6, 1956
Place of birth	Vinton, Iowa
Career information
Position(s)	Assistant Head Coach Special Teams Coach
College	South Dakota State University
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984–1988 1989–1993 1994 1995–1998 1999–2008 2009–2010 2011-Present	South Dakota State (GA) Colorado State (GA) Colorado State (OL) SMU (AOL) N.C. State (OL) Pacific (OL) Oklahoma State (OL) Indianapolis Colts (ST)(TE) New York Jets (ST) Carolina Panthers (ST) New England Patriots (ST) Cleveland Browns (AHC)(ST) San Francisco 49ers (AHC)(ST)

Brad Seely (born September 6, 1956 in Vinton, Iowa) is the American football assistant head coach and special teams coach for the San Francisco 49ers 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, winning the NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year Award in 1996. He joined the Patriots on January 27, 1999. Following 10 seasons with the Patriots as their special teams coach under Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick, Seely joined former Patriots assistant Eric Mangini's coaching staff in Cleveland as their assistant head coach and special teams coach in 2009. Beginning in 2011, he is Special Teams Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach with the San Francisco 49ers.

Personal life

Seely and his wife, Patricia, have three daughters, Sarah, Hannah and Brynn.

External links

• New England Patriots biography