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Brandon Staley
Los Angeles Rams
Position:Defensive coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1982-12-10) December 10, 1982 (age 42)
Perry, Ohio
Career information
High school:Perry (OH)
College:Dayton, Mercyhurst
Career history
As a coach:
Record at Pro Football Reference

Brandon Staley (born December 10, 1982) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears and as defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams.[1][2] [3]

Coaching career

College

Brandon began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Northern Illinois from 2006 to 2008 before working with defensive linemen and special teams at Division III St. Thomas in 2009. In 2010 and 2011 Staley served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Hutchinson Community College. He spent the 2012 season at Tennessee as a graduate assistant. Staley would then spend three seasons (2013, 2015, 2016) as the defensive coordinator/secondary coach with John Carroll University.[4] 2014 was spent as the defensive coordinator/linebackers coach at James Madison University.[5]

Chicago Bears

In 2017, Staley was hired by the Chicago Bears as their outside linebackers coach.[6]

Denver Broncos

On January 15, 2019, Staley was hired by the Denver Broncos as their outside linebackers coach, reuniting with head coach Vic Fangio.[7]

Los Angeles Rams

On January 16, 2020, Staley was hired by the Los Angeles Rams as their defensive coordinator.[8][9]

Personal life

Staley and his wife, Amy, have three sons, Colin, Will and Grant.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Brandon Staley". Denverbroncos.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  2. ^ "Broncos hire Brandon Staley as outside linebackers coach". Broncoswire.usatoday.com. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  3. ^ "The Los Angeles Chargers will hire Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley as their next head coach". espn.com. 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  4. ^ "Brandon Staley – Football Coach". John Carroll University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  5. ^ "Brandon Staley – Football Coach". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  6. ^ "Broncos hire Bears OLB coach Brandon Staley". Denver Broncos. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  7. ^ "Bears OLB coach Staley follows Fangio to Broncos". NBC Sports Chicago. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  8. ^ "Sean McVay makes bold bet on unproven defensive coordinator Brandon Staley". ESPN.com. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  9. ^ Hammond, Rich. "Insight into new Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley..." The Athletic. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  10. ^ "Brandon Staley". www.therams.com. Retrieved 2020-10-14.