Brendan Daly (born September 10, 1975) 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). Daly previously served as a defensive line coach for the

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and New England Patriots.

Early years

Daly attended

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in Springfield, Illinois and earned his bachelor's degree in history from

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Family

Daly is married to Keely Endecott Daly and has three children.

Coaching career

Ridgewood High School

In 1997, Daly received his first coaching position as an offensive and defensive line coach at Ridgewood High School in

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Drake

In 1998, Daly was hired as a tight ends coach at

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, his alma mater.

Villanova

In 1999, Daly was hired as a tight ends coach at Villanova. The 1999 Wildcats went 7–4 and Talley posted his 100th victory at the school.

Maryland

In 2000, Daly was hired as an offensive graduate assistant at

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. This was Daly's first exposure to major Division I football and he worked with the tight ends.

Oklahoma State

In 2001, Daly was hired as a

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. Throughout his time at Oklahoma State, Daly worked on both sides of the ball. He was promoted to assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2003.

Illinois State

In 2004, Daly was hired as a tight ends coach at

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. He coached the tight ends at Division I-AA Illinois State when the Redbirds led the Gateway Conference in passing offense.

Villanova (second stint)

In 2005, Daly returned to Villanova as their defensive line coach.

Minnesota Vikings

In 2006, Daly was hired by the

to be their assistant defensive line coach.

St. Louis Rams

In 2009, Daly was hired by the

to be their defensive line coach.

Minnesota Vikings (second stint)

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, Daly returned to the

after he was hired to be their defensive line coach.

New England Patriots

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, Daly was hired by the New England Patriots as a defensive assistant. Daly won his first

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when the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks in

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by a score of 28–24. He was promoted to defensive line coach ahead of the 2015 season. Daly was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won

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on February 5, 2017. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime. The Patriots made it

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, but were defeated by the

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41–33. Daly won his third Super Bowl when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3 in Super Bowl LIII. It was the lowest scoring Super Bowl ever.

Kansas City Chiefs

On February 9,

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, Daly was hired by the

as their defensive line coach. In his first season with the Chiefs, Daly won

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against the

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31–20 to give Daly his fourth Super Bowl championship. In

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, Daly coached in his 5th straight Super Bowl, but the Chiefs lost 31–9 to the

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in Super Bowl LV. Following the conclusion of the 2021 season, Daly was moved to linebackers coach. In

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, Daly won his 5th

when the Chiefs defeated the

38-35 in

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References

External links

Kansas City Chiefs bio
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