| Buffalo Bills | |
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| Title | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1989-09-23)September 23, 1989 (age 36) Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Everglades (Miramar, Florida) |
| College |
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| Position | Wide receiver, No. 33 |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season | 0–0 (–) |
| Coaching profile atPro Football Reference | |
Joseph Brady (born September 23, 1989) is an American professionalfootball coach who is thehead coach for theBuffalo Bills of theNational Football League (NFL). He previously served as theoffensive coordinator for theCarolina Panthers from 2020 to 2021. Brady was a passing game coordinator and wide receiver coach for theLSU Tigers during the2019 season, winning theBroyles Award for the best assistant coach incollege football, and an offensive assistant for theNew Orleans Saints from 2017 to 2018.[citation needed]
Upon joining Buffalo, Brady started as the quarterbacks coach, rising up the ranks to become offensive coordinator and eventually head coach.
The son of Joe and Jodi, and brother of Jacey, Brady was born inHollywood, Florida, and grew up inPembroke Pines, Florida, where he was a four-yearletterwinner as a wide receiver atEverglades High School.[1]
Brady spent four years as a wide receiver for theWilliam & Mary Tribe from 2009 to 2012. As a junior, he appeared in all eleven games.[1][2][3][4]
| Season | Team | Conf | Class | Pos | GP | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | William & Mary | CAA | FR | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | William & Mary | CAA | SO | WR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | William & Mary | CAA | JR | WR | 11 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | William & Mary | CAA | SR | WR | 10 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 23 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
In 2017, Brady was hired by theNew Orleans Saints as an offensive assistant under head coachSean Payton.[citation needed]
In 2019, Brady joined head coachEd Orgeron and theLSU Tigers as their passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach.[1][2] Recognized as the top assistant coach during the season, Brady was honored with the 24th annualBroyles Award. Another highlight of his tenure wasJoe Burrow winning theHeisman Trophy.[5] Subsequently, Brady emerged as a leading candidate for numerous offensive coordinator vacancies in the NFL.[6][7] Initially, he agreed to a three-year contract extension with LSU, but Brady subsequently left for the NFL.[8]
On January 16, 2020, Brady was hired by theCarolina Panthers as their offensive coordinator under head coachMatt Rhule.[9] The Panthers staff were selected to coach in the2021 Senior Bowl, but Brady missed the game due toCOVID-19 protocols.[10]
On December 5, 2021, Brady was fired by the Panthers.[11]
On February 4, 2022, Brady was hired by theBuffalo Bills as their quarterbacks coach.[12] The Bills fired offensive coordinatorKen Dorsey on November 14, 2023, following a 5–5 start to the 2023 season, and Brady was promoted to interim offensive coordinator.[13] Under Brady, the Bills offense went from almost entirely focused on passing with quarterbackJosh Allen and receiverStefon Diggs to being more balanced and favoring running backsJames Cook andTy Johnson, also allowing Allen to run more.[14][15] This new approach helped Buffalo win six of their final seven games to finish with an 11–6 record and their fourth consecutiveAFC East title.[16]
The Bills promoted Brady to full-time offensive coordinator following the 2023 season.[17] Brady further refined his philosophy from the previous year, which he dubbed "Everybody Eats," resulting in a league-record 13 offensive players scored receiving touchdowns en route to the Bills' 13–4 record and anAFC Championship Game appearance in 2024.[18][19] He was named a finalist for theAP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year Award that year, coming in fourth place.[20]
Brady was promoted to head coach on January 27, 2026, after the firing ofSean McDermott.[21]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| BUF | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | TBD in AFC East | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |||
Brady and his wife Lauren have two children.[22][23]
Brady graduated from William & Mary with a B.B.A. & B.S., and from Penn State with an M.Ed.[24]