 O'Shea in 2016 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |
|---|---|
| Title | Wide receivers coach &passing game coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1972-12-18)December 18, 1972 (age 52) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Louisville (KY) St. Xavier |
| College | Houston |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| Coaching profile atPro Football Reference | |
Chad O'Shea (born December 18, 1972) is an Americanfootball coach and former player who is thewide receivers coach andpassing game coordinator for theCleveland Browns of theNational Football League (NFL). He previously was an assistant coach for theMiami Dolphins,New England Patriots,Minnesota Vikings, andKansas City Chiefs.
O'Shea attendedMarshall University from 1991 through 1993 before transferring to theUniversity of Houston where he played football as aquarterback from 1994 through 1995.
O'Shea served as a graduate assistant for Houston in 1996 before being promoted to wide receivers coach in 1997. He became tight ends coach and special teams coach in 1998 and added recruiting coordinator to those duties in 1999. In 2000, O'Shea moved to theUniversity of Southern Mississippi, where he served as special teams coach and recruiting coordinator through 2002.
In 2003, O'Shea was a volunteer assistant as an assistant special teams coach for theKansas City Chiefs under special teams coordinatorFrank Gansz, a coach for Houston when O'Shea played there. He became a full-time assistant special teams coach for the Chiefs in 2004, spending two years in that capacity.
In 2006, O'Shea joined theMinnesota Vikings as an offensive assistant, working with the wide receivers in 2007 and 2008. Also in 2008, O'Shea added assistant special teams coaching responsibilities.
In 2009, O'Shea became the wide receivers coach[1] for theNew England Patriots. O'Shea won his first Super Bowl when the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks inSuper Bowl XLIX at the end of the 2014 season.[2] On February 5, 2017, O'Shea was part of the Patriots coaching staff that wonSuper Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated theAtlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[3] O'Shea would stay with the Patriots until the 2019 season.[4] He won his third Super Bowl title when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII.[5]
On February 8, 2019, theMiami Dolphins announced O'Shea as their offensive coordinator[6] when he joinedBrian Flores[7] with the Dolphins. On December 30, 2019, O'Shea was fired by the Dolphins after one season.[8]
On January 19, 2020, O'Shea was hired by theCleveland Browns[9] as their wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator[10] under head coachKevin Stefanski who he coached alongside when he was with the Vikings. O'Shea missed the team's week 17 game against thePittsburgh Steelers in 2020 due toCOVID-19 protocols.[11]
O'Shea and his wife Melissa have three children: daughters Claire and Grace, and son Michael.