Brad Seely (born September 6, 1956) is a former

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coach.

Playing career

Seely attended

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, where he played football and was an All-Conference

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. He earned degrees in both

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and

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while there.

Coaching career

College

Seely began his college coaching career in 1978 with his alma mater South Dakota State. He then moved to

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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

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as an assistant offensive line coach. In 1982, Seely was an offensive line coach for

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, 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

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to the 1988

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NFL

Seely made the jump to the professional level in 1989, working as the

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s and special teams coach for the

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through 1993. He then spent the

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season with the

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as their special teams coach. In

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, Seely began a 4-year stint with the

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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

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and

Bill Belichick William Stephen Belichick (; born April 16, 1952) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Additionally, he exercises extensive authority over the Patri ...

, Seely joined former Patriots assistant

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'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

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. He was hired by the Raiders on January 20, 2015. On January 17, 2018 Seely was hired by the

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as the Special Teams Coordinator. On June 5, 2020, Seely announced his retirement from coaching.

Personal life

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

References

External links

Oakland Raiders bio

New England Patriots biography
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