Nicholas Caley (born January 22, 1983) is an

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coach who is the tight ends coach for the

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of the

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(NFL). He began coaching in the NFL after 10 years of coaching at the collegiate level.

Coaching career

New England Patriots

Nick coached at the collegiate level for 10 years before becoming part of the Patriots' staff in

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Nick was promoted and became the tight ends coach for the Patriots. On February 5, 2017, Caley was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the

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by a score of 34–28 in overtime. Caley was promoted to tight ends coach, during which time he coached Rob Gronkowski to

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and All-Pro honors in

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, when the Patriots won their second straight

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before narrowly losing in Super Bowl LII to the

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. A year later, New England defeated the Los Angeles Rams in

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. In

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Nick added on the title of being the teams fullbacks coach in addition to retaining his position as tight ends coach. In 2022, Caley reverted to only coaching the tight ends for the Patriots.

Los Angeles Rams

On February 5, 2023, Caley was hired as a tight ends coach by the

Family

Nick and his wife Grace have two daughters, Caroline and Vivian.

References

External links

Florida Atlantic Owls bio

New England Patriots bio
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