Kevin Michael Gilbride (born December 14, 1979) is an

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coach in the

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. He last served as the tight ends coach for the

Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. T ...

and as the tight ends coach for the

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...

after a successful run with the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

in which he earned his first

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ring in

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Early life

Born in

Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, and the seat of Hampden County. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ...

, Kevin M. Gilbride is the son of former

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Kevin Bernard Gilbride. Kevin M. graduated from

Bishop Kenny High School Bishop Kenny High School (commonly referred to as Bishop Kenny or BKHS) is a private, college-preparatory, coeducational Catholic high school in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located in and administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. August ...

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...

in 1998. He played football, baseball, and basketball in high school. Gilbride enrolled in

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

(BYU) in 1998 and redshirted his freshman year. He played in BYU's spring 1999 game but transferred to the

University of Hawaii A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

. As a sophomore at Hawaii in 2000, Gilbride was a backup quarterback who played on special teams. Gilbride also played on the

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball : ''For information on all University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa sports, see Hawaii Rainbow Warriors'' The Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawaii, ...

team from 2000 to 2002 as an

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. Gilbride graduated from Hawaii in 2003 with a degree in communications.

Coaching career

In 2003, Gilbride enrolled at

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

and worked as a video graduate assistant in 2003 then an offensive graduate assistant with the

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team for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. In 2006, Gilbride was slot receiver and tight end coach at Georgetown. From 2007 to 2009, Gilbride was wide receivers coach at

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New York Giants (2010–2017)

Kevin began his career as the Giants offensive quality control coach in 2010. He won a Super Bowl ring with the Giants when they defeated the

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by a score of 21–17. In 2012, he was promoted to wide receivers coach. Under Gilbride's guidance, receiver Victor Cruz was selected to the

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in 2012. In 2014, he was reassigned to tight ends coach. In 2017, Gilbride was entrusted with the development of first round pick

Evan Engram Evan Michael Engram (born September 2, 1994) is an American football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ole Miss and was drafted by the New York Giants with the 23rd pic ...

. Engram flourished in his first season with the Giants and led all NFL Rookie Tight Ends in nearly every major statistic including receptions, yards and touchdowns while showing improvement in blocking.

Chicago Bears (2018–2019)

On January 13, 2018, the

announced that Gilbride would join

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's staff as tight ends coach. In Gilbride's first season, the Bears won the

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for the first time since 2010.

Carolina Panthers (2021–2022)

Gilbride was hired by the Panthers as a defensive analyst in 2021. He was promoted to tight ends coach in February 2022.

References

External links

Carolina Panthers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbride, Kevin 1979 births Living people Brigham Young University alumni Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football players New York Giants coaches Sportspeople from Springfield, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Jacksonville, Florida Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball players Bishop Kenny High School alumni Carolina Panthers coaches