Wade Harman (born October 1, 1963) is an

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coach. Harman used to be the Assistant Offensive Line Coach for the Falcons working with veteran offensive line coach

Mike Tice Michael Peter Tice (born February 2, 1959) is a former American football tight end and coach. He played college football at the University of Maryland, College Park and spent 11 seasons playing in the National Football League (NFL) before spendin ...

. Before being hired by the Falcons, Harman spent most of his career as a

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coach for the

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. He was fired on January 27, 2014. Harman began his NFL coaching career with the

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. Until his dismissal, Harman was the longest tenured coach in the Baltimore Ravens organization, and the only coach remaining in the organization from the

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team.

Minnesota Vikings

1997 season

Harman began his coaching career with a one-year contract as a coaches assistant for the Minnesota Vikings. In his first year with the Vikings, the team went 9-7 in the regular season, winning a Wild Card berth in the playoffs, before losing the divisional round to the

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1998 season

Harman was given a one-year contract extension at the end of the 1997 season, and returned to the Vikings in 1998. The Vikings went 15-1 this year, but lost to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Conference Championship, becoming the first 15-1 team to not reach the Super Bowl.

Baltimore Ravens

1999 season

Harman was not re-signed by the Vikings following the 1998 season, and was picked up by the Baltimore Ravens as a tight ends coach.

Shannon Sharpe (2000-2001) and Super Bowl XXXV

From 2000-2001, Harman's main role was coaching tight end

Shannon Sharpe Shannon Sharpe (born June 26, 1968) is an American former football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos. Regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, he ranks th ...

. In 2000, Sharpe achieved the longest touchdown pass in NFL history in the AFC Conference Championship. The Ravens would go on to win

. The next year, Sharpe would become the All Time NFL leader in Passes Caught by a Tight End and would earn a spot in the Pro Bowl.

Todd Heap (2002-2010)

Sharpe left the Ravens organization following the 2001 season, and Harman was called upon to prepare tight end

Todd Heap Todd Benjamin Heap (born March 16, 1980) is a former American football tight end who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Arizona State University, he was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in ...

to take over the starting tight end position. Heap was the leading receiver on the Ravens that year, with 836 yards. Heap was selected for the 2002 and 2003

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teams. Harman continued to coach Heap until the end of the 2010 season, when he signed with the Arizona Cardinals.

2010-2013 seasons and Super Bowl XLVII

Harman was in charge of coaching Ravens 2010 draft picks Dennis Pitta and

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. Harman was a part of the Ravens staff during their

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win.

Atlanta Falcons

2014 season

Harman was hired on February 6, 2014 as an Assistant Offensive Line Coach. Harman, who worked alongside offensive line coach Mike Tice, helped stabilize a line that lost several starters during the year because of injuries.

2015 season

On January 25, 2015, Harman was named the Tight Ends Coach for the Atlanta Falcons. He helped makeover the tight end position that the previous year saw a major drop-off in productivity following the retirement of

Tony Gonzalez Anthony David Gonzalez (born February 27, 1976) is an American former football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, he is the NFL's all-time leader ...

2016 season

In the 2016 season, Harman and the Falcons reached

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, where they faced the New England Patriots on February 5, 2017. In the Super Bowl, the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat.

Denver Broncos

On January 17, 2019, the

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announced that they hired Harman to be their tight ends coach.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harman, Wade 1963 births Living people Atlanta Falcons coaches Baltimore Ravens coaches Drake University alumni Minnesota Vikings coaches People from Corydon, Iowa Utah State University alumni Ed Block Courage Award recipients