Marcus Brady

Marcus Brady (born September 24, 1979) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at California State University, Northridge and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Toronto Argonauts in 2002. Brady played for 7 seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and also played professionally for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes.

Marcus Brady
Brady with the Montreal Alouettes
Indianapolis Colts
Position:Offensive coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1979-09-24) September 24, 1979
San Diego, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College:Cal State Northridge
Undrafted:2002
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career CFL statistics
TD–INT:15–16
Passing yards:3,321
Completion percentage:52.5
Rushing yards:679
Rushing touchdowns:6
Player stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Playing career

College

Brady attended Cal State Northridge as a business major, where he started 43 straight games. He held his school’s all-time lead for completions (1,036), attempts (1,677), yards (12,445) and touchdowns (109).

Toronto Argonauts

In 2002, Brady signed with the Toronto Argonauts as an undrafted free agents. He played with the Argonauts for two seasons.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

In 2004, Brady was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and played for two seasons with the team.

Montreal Alouettes

In 2006, Brady was acquired and signed by the Montreal Alouettes as a free agent. He backed up starter Anthony Calvillo and was used primarily for short yardage situations. He also punted for the Alouettes in place of Damon Duval. He retired on April 2, 2009.

Coaching career

Montreal Alouettes

Following his retirement as a football player, Brady began his coaching career and was hired by the Montreal Alouettes, his former team, to serve as their wide receivers coach in 2009.[2] Following the departure of Scott Milanovich, Brady was promoted to offensive coordinator on December 4, 2011.[3]

Toronto Argonauts

On December 3, 2012, Brady was hired to be the offensive coordinator of the Toronto Argonauts.[4]

Indianapolis Colts

In 2018, Brady was hired by the Indianapolis Colts as their assistant quarterbacks coach under head coach Frank Reich. In 2019, Brady was promoted to quarterbacks coach.

On January 25, 2021, Brady was promoted to offensive coordinator, replacing Nick Sirianni, who departed to become head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.[5][6]

Personal life

Brady is married to his wife, Sherrie, and together they have a daughter, Saliyah, and a son, Aaden.

Brady played basketball and baseball at Samuel F. B. Morse High School in San Diego.

References
  1. "Marcus Brady". www.colts.com. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  2. Fitz-Gerald, Sean (November 27, 2009). "Weary backup Marcus Brady now coaching Alouettes". National Post. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  3. https://www.cfl.ca/article/als-name-marcus-brady-offensive-coordinator Archived 2012-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Als name Marcus Brady offensive coordinator
  4. "ARGONAUTS NAME MARCUS BRADY OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR". Toronto Argonauts. 2012-12-03. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  5. Communications, Colts (January 25, 2021). "Colts Elevate Marcus Brady To Offensive Coordinator". www.colts.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  6. Benjamin, Cody (January 21, 2021). "Colts to promote Marcus Brady to offensive coordinator after Eagles hire Nick Sirianni, per report". www.cbssports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
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