Timothy Chase "T. C." McCartney (born April 24, 1989) is an

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coach who is the

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He previously served as the tight ends coach for the

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from 2022 to 2023. McCartney played

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and began his coaching career there in 2011. He has also previously served as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Browns,

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and the

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Playing career

McCartney was expected to take a spot on the roster at

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offered by Buffaloes head coach and former assistant of his grandfather,

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. However, Barnett was forced to resign in 2005 and the deal fell through when

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was hired. He then walked on to play

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in 2007, playing for

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, another former Colorado assistant under the elder McCartney and the coach who recruited his father. He was redshirted his freshman year in 2007, the year the Tigers won a national championship. Despite this, McCartney still received a championship ring as a member of the team. He was the quarterback for the scout team for three years before turning to coaching in 2011.

Coaching career

Early career

After his graduation from LSU, he spent the 2011 season as a graduate assistant with the Tigers that won the

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and earned a berth in the

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. He joined the coaching staff at

in 2012 as a graduate assistant. He was hired to be an offensive assistant for the

in 2014, before joining the coaching staff of the

as an offensive assistant/quality control coach in 2015. He rejoined his alma mater

in 2016 as a graduate assistant.

San Francisco 49ers (second stint)

In 2017, McCartney was re-hired as an offensive assistant & quality control coach for the 49ers. He reunited with head coach

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, who served as offensive coordinator of the

in 2014 while McCartney was an offensive assistant.

Denver Broncos

After then-49ers quarterbacks coach

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was hired as the offensive coordinator for the

in 2019, McCartney followed Scangarello to Denver to serve as quarterbacks coach. McCartney was the only offensive assistant brought over by Scangarello from San Francisco. He was fired after Scangarello was terminated in January 2020.

Cleveland Browns (second stint)

In 2020, McCartney re-joined the Browns' coaching staff as an offensive assistant. In 2022, McCartney was promoted to Tight Ends coach, replacing new Quarterbacks coach

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. On January 17, 2024, days after a Wild Card loss to the Houston Texans, head coach

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fired McCartney.

New England Patriots

On February 19, 2024, McCartney was hired by the

as their quarterbacks coach under head coach

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Personal life

McCartney is the son of the late

Sal Aunese Siasau "Sal" Aunese (May 8, 1968 – September 23, 1989) was a college football player who played for the University of Colorado. Aunese was from Oceanside, California in San Diego County and was of Samoan He died at age 21 from stomach can ...

, a former quarterback for

and Kristy McCartney, the daughter of former Colorado head coach

Bill McCartney William Paul McCartney (born August 22, 1940) is a former American football player and coach and the founder of the Promise Keepers men's ministry. He was the head coach at the University of Colorado Boulder for thirteen seasons (1982–1994), ...

References

External links

Cleveland Browns profile

Colorado Buffaloes profile

LSU Tigers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCartney, T. C. 1984 births Living people American football quarterbacks Cleveland Browns coaches Colorado Buffaloes football coaches Denver Broncos coaches LSU Tigers football coaches LSU Tigers football players New England Patriots coaches Players of American football from Colorado San Francisco 49ers coaches Sportspeople from Boulder, Colorado Coaches of American football from Colorado