Robert Terrence "Terry" Bradway is an

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executive. He served as the

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for the

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of the

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(NFL) from 2001 to 2006. Bradway had worked in the personnel department for the

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prior to being hired as general manager of the Jets.

Early life and career

A native of

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, Bradway played football at Holy Spirit High School and

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. After graduating from Trenton State, he returned to Holy Spirit as a junior varsity coach. After two seasons at Holy Spirit, Bradway joined the coaching staff at the

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, where two of his former HSHS players were playing. In 1979 he became the running backs coach at the

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. After one season at the academy, Bradway left coaching to pursue a master's degree in health and physical education at Glassboro State College.

Executive career

In 1982, Bradway served as a part-time scout for the Philadelphia Stars. The following year he became an administrative assistant to Stars' president and general manager

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. In 1985, he joined the

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as a part-time scout. He was hired as a full-time scout in 1987. In 1992, Bradway joined the Kansas City Chiefs as a national scout. The following year he was promoted to director of college scouting. In 1997, he was promoted to director of player personnel. On January 9, 2001, Bill Parcells resigned as the

' director of football operations and recommended three of his former Giants' scouts (Bradway,

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, and Rick Donohue) as his successor. Two days later, the Jets hired Bradway as their general manager following a single interview. As the Jets GM, the Jets complied a 39–41 record and made the playoffs three times. Bradway resigned in February 2006 and was succeeded by his assistant general manager,

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. Bradway remained with the Jets as a senior personnel executive until the end of the 2014 season. He then scouted for the

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until 2020. In 2022, he became a part-time consultant to the

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References

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