Brian Fleury (born 1979 or 1980) is an American football coach and former player who is the tight ends coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and Towson Tigers and has previously had coaching stints with Maryland, Sacred Heart, Towson, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins.
| San Francisco 49ers | |
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| Position: | Tight ends coach |
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| High school: | Seneca Valley (Maryland)Germantown |
| College: | Maryland (1998) Towson (1999–2002) |
| Undrafted: | 2003 |
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Early life
editFleury played quarterback for Frederick High School in Frederick, Maryland, before transferring to Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, Maryland, where he played under his stepfather head coach.[1] He only started as a senior and was selected All-Metro after throwing for 2,025 yards and 26 touchdowns while leading the team to an undefeated record and the state championship.[2][3] He received no NCAA Division I athletic scholarship offers and thus joined the Maryland Terrapins as a walk-on in 1998.[2] He then played for the Towson Tigers from 1999 to 2002.[4]
Coaching career
editFleury began his coaching career in 2003 as a graduate assistant and intern at Maryland.[1] After two years in the position, Fleury became secondary coach for the Sacred Heart Pioneers in 2005 and then served from 2006 to 2008 as their defensive coordinator, secondary coach and outside linebackers coach.[5] He returned to Towson in 2009 and served four years as special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach.[6]
Fleury entered the National Football League (NFL) in 2013 and served as quality control coach for the Buffalo Bills.[7] He joined the Cleveland Browns as assistant linebackers coach in 2014, and then was promoted to outside linebackers coach in 2015.[7] He moved to the Miami Dolphins in 2016, spending a year as a football analyst before being their director of football research from 2017 to 2018.[8]
Fleury was hired by the San Francisco 49ers in 2019 as defensive quality control coach, then shifting to being an offensive quality control coach in 2020.[9] He helped the team reach the Super Bowl in 2019 against the Kansas City Chiefs.[1] He was promoted to tight ends coach in 2022, coaching All-Pro George Kittle.[4][10] He was among the offensive coordinator candidates for the New England Patriots in 2024.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c Oyefusi, Daniel (January 30, 2020). "Former Towson QB Brian Fleury reaches Super Bowl as 49ers assistant: 'The rarity of the experience isn't lost on me at all'". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ a b Swezey, Chris (June 27, 1998). "ONCE AGAIN, FLEURY PLAYS THE WAITING GAME AT QB". The Washington Post.
- ^ Yasharoff, Joe (February 2, 2020). "Fleury's Journey: From Seneca Valley to the Super Bowl". Montgomery Community Media.
- ^ a b Lombardi, David (June 1, 2022). "The 49ers' offense can benefit from the diverse background of new TE coach Brian Fleury". The Athletic.
- ^ "49ers Announce Changes to the Coaching and Football Operations Staffs". San Francisco 49ers. February 27, 2019.
- ^ Mason, Chris (January 27, 2024). "Patriots interview coach with fascinating resume (report)". The Republican.
- ^ a b Branch, Eric (February 16, 2022). "49ers promote Brian Fleury to tight ends coach". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Sanchez III, Jose Luis (February 16, 2022). "Report: 49ers Promoting Offensive Quality Control Coach Brian Fleury to Tight Ends Coach". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Madson, Kyle (February 16, 2022). "Report: 49ers to promote new TE coach from within". USA Today.
- ^ Williams, Charean (February 16, 2022). "Report: 49ers promote Brian Fleury to tight ends coach". ProFootballTalk. NBC Sports.
- ^ Haas, Trevor (January 27, 2024). "Patriots reportedly add pair of names to offensive coordinator search". Boston.com.