 Barry at USC in 2010 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
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| Position: | Linebackers coach/run game coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1970-07-05)July 5, 1970 (age 54) Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Fairview (Boulder, Colorado) |
| College: | Michigan (1989–1990) USC (1991–1993) |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Coaching profile atPro Football Reference | |
Joe Barry (born July 5, 1970) is anAmerican football coach who is the linebackers coach and run game coordinator for theMiami Dolphins of theNational Football League (NFL). His career includes having served as the assistanthead coach andlinebackers coach for theLos Angeles Rams, as well as serving as the defensive coordinator for theWashington Redskins,Detroit Lions, andGreen Bay Packers. Barry also previously served as an assistant coach for theSan Diego Chargers, theTampa Bay Buccaneers and theSan Francisco 49ers. Barry is the son of former coachMike Barry.
Barry playedlinebacker at theUniversity of Michigan from 1989 to 1990 before transferring to theUniversity of Southern California.
In 1994, Barry began his coaching career at theUniversity of Southern California (USC), his alma mater, first as a video coordinator for one season, before spending the 1995 season as a graduate assistant, working in particular with the defensive line. In 1996, Barry joinedNorthern Arizona University as their linebackers and defensive ends coach, and would serve in that role from 1996 to 1998 before being hired as the linebackers coach atUNLV in 1999.[1]
In 2000, Barry was hired by theSan Francisco 49ers as a defensive quality control coach under defensive coordinatorJim Mora and head coachSteve Mariucci.
In 2001, Barry was hired by theTampa Bay Buccaneers as their linebackers coach under defensive coordinatorMonte Kiffin and head coachTony Dungy. In2002, Barry, along with Kiffin, were retained by the new head coach of the BuccaneersJon Gruden. That season, the Buccaneers went toSuper Bowl XXXVII and defeated theOakland Raiders to win their first Super Bowl title.
In 2007, Barry was hired by theDetroit Lions as their defensive coordinator under head coachRod Marinelli, who is also Barry's father-in-law.
At a press conference on December 21, 2008, following the Lions' 42–7 loss to theNew Orleans Saints,Detroit News sports columnistRob Parker addressed a question about Barry toRod Marinelli, inquiring whether Marinelli wished that his daughter had "married a better defensive coordinator."[2] (Barry was the Lions' defensive coordinator at the time.) The question was criticized as unprofessional and inappropriate. The next day, Parker wrote that the comment was "an attempt at humor" and not a malicious attack.[3] Parker has not written for theDetroit News since, and has not attended any press conferences since the incident, including the one Marinelli gave following his dismissal as head coach of the Lions. On January 6, 2009, theDetroit News announced that Parker had resigned from the newspaper the previous week.[4] Following the firing of Marinelli, Barry was not retained by the Lions. The team finished the season with the first-ever 0-16 record.
In 2009, Barry returned and was re-hired by theTampa Bay Buccaneers as their linebackers coach under defensive coordinatorJim Bates and head coachRaheem Morris.
On January 26, 2010, Barry was hired by theJacksonville Jaguars and signed a contract to be their linebackers coach. That same day, it was announced that the Jaguars released Barry from his contract so that he could join theUniversity of Southern California (USC) with the same position.[5]
In 2012, Barry was hired by theSan Diego Chargers as their linebackers coach under defensive coordinatorJohn Pagano and head coachNorv Turner. In 2013, Barry was retained by new Chargers head coachMike McCoy.
In 2015, Barry was hired by theWashington Redskins as their defensive coordinator under head coachJay Gruden. Following the 2016 season, Barry was fired.[6]
On January 14, 2017, Barry was hired by theLos Angeles Rams as their assistant head coach and linebackers coach under head coachSean McVay.[7]
On February 8, 2021, Barry was hired by theGreen Bay Packers as their defensive coordinator under head coachMatt LaFleur, replacingMike Pettine.[8][9] In his first year coordinating the unit, he developed veteran linebackerDe'Vondre Campbell, who was signed as a free agent for a $2 million contract, to First-Team All-Pro honors. His unit finished as the NFL's 9th ranked defense by yards allowed, despite missing star pass-rusherZa'Darius Smith and star cornerbackJaire Alexander for most of the season. During Week 11, his unit shut out Seahawks quarterbackRussell Wilson for the first time in his career.
In theirDivisional Round playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers, the Packers' defense intercepted 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo once, while sacking him four times, limiting him to 3 points through 55 minutes, as the Packers led by 7. However, the Packers went on to lose 13–10 after their special teams unit allowed a blocked punt to be returned for a game-tying touchdown with 4:41 left to play. While the Packers' offense was unable to produce on the following drive and was forced to punt with 2 minutes remaining, Barry's defense was unable to come up with a final stop.
After their 2023 seasonWild Card playoff game win against the Dallas Cowboys, the Packers became the first #7 seed to advance to the Divisional Round. Barry's defense held Dallas to 16 points, while Green Bay scored 41, until the end of the third quarter.
Green Bay went on to narrowly lose in theDivisional Round playoff game to the 49ers after Barry's defense gave up a 6-yard rushing touchdown from Christian McCaffrey with 1:07 left in the fourth quarter. Green Bay had a seven point lead going into the fourth quarter.
Barry was fired on January 24, 2024.[10]
Barry is married to his wife, Chris Marinelli Barry, and they have four children together: daughters Camryn and Lauren and sons Sam and Nick. Through his marriage with Chris, Barry is the son-in-law to former NFL coachRod Marinelli.[11]
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