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| Position: | Defensivequality control coach |
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| Born: | (1988-12-28)December 28, 1988 (age 36) Eagle River, Alaska, U.S. |
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| High school: | Chugiak (Chugiak, Alaska) |
| College: | Glendale (CA) (2007–2008) Butte (2009–2010) Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2011–2013) |
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Brian Niedermeyer (born December 28, 1988) is an American professionalfootball coach and formertight end who is a defensive quality control coach for theDenver Broncos of theNational Football League (NFL). He played college football atArkansas–Pine Bluff.
Niedermeyer was born inEagle River, Alaska[citation needed] and went toChugiak High School. He earned all-state in football and basketball at Chugiak before going on to play tight end atUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.[1]
Niedermeyer began his coaching career in 2012 as a student assistant at theUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, studying defense.
The following year, Niedermeyer took on a volunteer analyst role underlinebackers coachMichael Barrow for theMiami Hurricanes football program.[1]
In 2014, Niedermeyer started his first position coach role forEast Texas Baptist University as the wide receivers coach. He coached the group to becoming the top passing offense inNCAA Division III that year.[1]
In 2015, Niedermeyer joined theUniversity of Georgia football program as agraduate assistant. There, he worked predominantly with the linebackers group, helping coach and developLeonard Floyd,Jordan Jenkins, andRoquan Smith.
Niedermeyer then joined theUniversity of Alabama football program, again as a graduate assistant. He worked under then-defensive coordinatorJeremy Pruitt, who would eventually become the head coach of theUniversity of Tennessee. Niedermeyer got promoted to assistant director of recruiting operations in 2017, while also helping coach and develop future professional playersReuben Foster,Tim Williams, andRyan Anderson.[1]
In December 2017, Pruitt was hired as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers football program.[2] He hired Niedermeyer as the tight ends coach for the Vols.[3] Niedermeyer quickly went to work recruiting and signing the then nation's No.1 junior college tight end, Dominic Wood-Anderson.[4] Niedermeyer continued his recruiting momentum for the 2018 season by signing multiple top players in the class including Darnell Wright, Quavaris Crouch, and Henry To'oto'o. His efforts earned him the 2019 National Recruiter of the Year by sports media outlets247Sports.com andESPN.[5][6]
In January of 2021, Niedermeyer, along with most of the coaching staff at the University of Tennessee, were fired after an internal investigation. Niedermeyer was one of only two assistant coaches who had been with Tennessee football since Pruitt was hired.[7] There were allegations that coaches put money into McDonald's bags and gave them to the recruits when they came on campus.[8]
In 2021, Niedermeyer was named an assistant coach forSt. Thomas Aquinas High School.
After one year Niedermeyer was nameddefensive coordinator forIMG Academy.[9]
In 2024, Niedermeyer took the same position forTuscaloosa County High School.[10] On December 10, 2024, Niedermeyer was promoted to the head coaching position at Tuscaloosa County High School.[11]
On March 5, 2025, Niedermeyer was hired by theDenver Broncos as a defensive quality control coach; his first coaching position at the professional level.[12]