Casey Bradley
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Seattle Seahawks |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | July 5, 1966 |
| Place of birth | Zumbrota, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | North Dakota State |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1990–1991 1992–1995 1996–2005 2006–2008 2009–present |
North Dakota State Fort Lewis College North Dakota State Tampa Bay Buccaneers Seattle Seahawks |
Casey “Gus” Bradley[1] (born July 5, 1966) is the current defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks. He previously was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebackers coach from 2007-2008.
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[edit] College career
Bradley played college football at North Dakota State University from 1984–1988, where he was a free safety and punter. In 1988 he helped the Bison to win the NCAA Division II National Football Championship. He also was a four-time academic all-North Central Conference selection.
Bradley earned bachelor's degrees in business administration (1989) and physical education (1990) from North Dakota State as well as a master's degree in athletic administration from NDSU in 1992.
[edit] Coaching career
[edit] Early coaching career
Bradly joined the North Dakota State Bison as a graduate assistant coach in 1990 and was there until 1991. He was the defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Fort Lewis College from 1992 to 1995 and spent four months as the teams head coach from December 1995-March 1996. From 1996 to 2005 Bradley returned to North Dakota State and coached in many positions including defensive coordinator, linebackers coach, and assistant head coach. Under Bradley’s guidance, North Dakota State’s defense led the Great West Football Conference in scoring defense (13.7 ppg), pass defense (150.3 ypg), total defense (272.4 ypg) and turnover margin (+1.00) in 2005.
[edit] Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In 2006 Bradley joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their defensive quality control coach, working closely with defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin in the organization and implementation of the defensive game plan. In 2007 Bradley was promoted to linebackers coach after previous linebackers coach Joe Barry left to become defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions. Under Bradley's guidance, linebacker Barrett Ruud went on to earn NFC Defensive Player of the Month in September after leading the Buccaneers defense with 51 tackles and adding one interception, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two passes defensed.[2]
[edit] Seattle Seahawks
"J.L., listen to me. I have got a guy here in Tampa that is one of, if not, the finest football coaches I have ever worked with. He's an A-plus. He's a once-in-a-lifetime coach. You need to talk to him."
On January 12, 2009, the Seattle Seahawks hired Bradley to become the teams new defensive coordinator.[3] He has been warmly recommended for the job by former Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin.[1]
Under Bradley's guidance the Seahawks defense allowed opponents to gain 356.4 yards (24th in the league) and to score 24.4 points per game (25th). The Seahawks finished the season with a 5–11 record (3rd in the NFC West, 25th in the NFL), and subsequently replaced head coach Jim L. Mora with Pete Carroll.[4] Carroll decided to keep Bradley for the 2010 season.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Farnsworth, Clare (January 13, 2009). "Mora heeds advice, hires 'A-plus' Bradley as defensive coordinator". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://www.seattlepi.com/football/395963_hawkbar14.html.
- ^ Holder, Stephen F.; Korth, Joanne (October 4, 2007). "Suspension over, Cox has shot at roster spot with Kelly hurt". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.sptimes.com/2007/10/04/Bucs/Suspension_over__Cox_.shtml.
- ^ O'Neil, Danny (10 January 2009). "Seahawks hire Casey Bradley as defensive coordinator". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2008613918_webhawk10.html.
- ^ Klein, Gary & Farmer, Sam (January 11, 2010), "Pete Carroll accepts coaching job with Seattle Seahawks", Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-carroll11-2010jan11,0,5522417.story
- ^ "Bradley will stay to run Seahawks defense", The News Tribune, January 16, 2010, http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/1030833.html
[edit] External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by John Marshall |
Seattle Seahawks Defensive Coordinators 2009–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
