Brandon Staley

Brandon Staley (born December 10, 1982) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams in 2020 and also served as an assistant coach for the Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears.[1][2]

Brandon Staley
Staley in 2021
Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1982-12-10) December 10, 1982
Perry, Ohio
Career information
High school:Perry
College:Dayton, Mercyhurst
Career history
As coach:
Head coaching record
Regular season:0–0 (–)
Coaching stats at PFR

Playing career

Staley went to Dayton and started two years at QB for the Flyers guiding the team to a 16-5 record from 2003-2004.[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] In his only year as coordinator in 2020, Staley helped guide the Rams defense to 1st in points and total yards allowed, positioning himself as an attractive head coaching candidate around the league.[10]

Los Angeles Chargers

On January 17, 2021, Staley was hired to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers.[11]

Head coaching record
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostTiesWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
LAC2021 000–––––—
Total000–00.000

Personal life

Staley was diagnosed at 24 with Hodgkin Lymphoma, but has been cancer-free for over a decade following chemotherapy at the Cleveland Clinic.[12]

Staley and his wife, Amy, have three sons, Colin, Will and Grant.[13]

References
  1. "Brandon Staley". Denverbroncos.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. "Broncos hire Brandon Staley as outside linebackers coach". Broncoswire.usatoday.com. January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. "5 Things to Know: Brandon Staley". San Diego Chargers. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  4. "Brandon Staley – Football Coach". John Carroll University Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. "Brandon Staley – Football Coach". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  6. "Broncos hire Bears OLB coach Brandon Staley". Denver Broncos. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  7. "Bears OLB coach Staley follows Fangio to Broncos". NBC Sports Chicago. January 15, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  8. "Sean McVay makes bold bet on unproven defensive coordinator Brandon Staley". ESPN.com. January 14, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  9. Hammond, Rich. "Insight into new Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley..." The Athletic. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  10. "2020 Los Angeles Rams Statistics and Players". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  11. Communications, Chargers (January 17, 2021). "Chargers Agree to Terms with Brandon Staley as Head Coach". chargers.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  12. Mark Podolski. "Cancer Survivor, John Carroll defensive coordinator Brandon Staley inspires his players". news-herald.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  13. "Brandon Staley". www.therams.com. Retrieved October 14, 2020.


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