Brian Fleury
{{Short description|American football player and coach}}
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| current_team = San Francisco 49ers
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| position = Tight ends coach
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| Seneca Valley (Maryland)Germantown}}
| college = Maryland (1998)
Towson (1999–2002)
| undraftedyear = 2003
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- Maryland (2003–2004)
Intern / graduate assistant - Sacred Heart (2005)
Secondary coach - Sacred Heart (2006–2008)
Defensive coordinator / secondary / outside linebackers coach - Towson (2009–2012)
Special teams coordinator / defensive backs coach - Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2013}})
Quality control coach - Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2014}})
Assistant linebackers coach - Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2015}})
Outside linebackers coach - San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2019}})
Defensive quality control coach - San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2020|2021}})
Offensive quality control coach - San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2022}}–present)
Tight ends coach
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- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2016}})
Football research analyst - Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2017|2018}})
Director of football research
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Brian Fleury (born {{birth based on age as of date|40|2020|01|30|noage=1}}) 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.
Early life
Fleury 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2020/01/30/former-towson-qb-brian-fleury-reaches-super-bowl-as-49ers-assistant-the-rarity-of-the-experience-isnt-lost-on-me-at-all/|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|url-access=subscription|title=Former Towson QB Brian Fleury reaches Super Bowl as 49ers assistant: 'The rarity of the experience isn't lost on me at all' |author=Oyefusi, Daniel|date=January 30, 2020}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/06/27/once-again-fleury-plays-the-waiting-game-at-qb/dbfc3d4f-273d-4c08-84ec-0797bf8bda44/|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=ONCE AGAIN, FLEURY PLAYS THE WAITING GAME AT QB |date=June 27, 1998|author=Swezey, Chris}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mymcmedia.org/fleurys-journey-from-seneca-valley-to-the-super-bowl/|publisher=Montgomery Community Media|title=Fleury's Journey: From Seneca Valley to the Super Bowl |author=Yasharoff, Joe|date=February 2, 2020}} He received no NCAA Division I athletic scholarship offers and thus joined the Maryland Terrapins as a walk-on in 1998. He then played for the Towson Tigers from 1999 to 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/3341427/2022/06/01/49ers-george-kittle-brian-fleury/|website=The Athletic|title=The 49ers' offense can benefit from the diverse background of new TE coach Brian Fleury|date=June 1, 2022|author=Lombardi, David}}
Coaching career
Fleury began his coaching career in 2003 as a graduate assistant and intern at Maryland. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-announce-changes-to-the-coaching-and-football-operations-staffs|publisher=San Francisco 49ers|title=49ers Announce Changes to the Coaching and Football Operations Staffs |date=February 27, 2019}} He returned to Towson in 2009 and served four years as special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach.{{Cite news|url=https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2024/01/patriots-interview-coaching-candidate-with-fascinating-resume-report.html|newspaper=The Republican|author=Mason, Chris|date=January 27, 2024|title=Patriots interview coach with fascinating resume (report)}}
Fleury entered the National Football League (NFL) in 2013 and served as quality control coach for the Buffalo Bills.{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/article/49ers-promote-Brian-Fleury-to-tight-ends-coach-16925108.php|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|title=49ers promote Brian Fleury to tight ends coach|date=February 16, 2022|author=Branch, Eric}} He joined the Cleveland Browns as assistant linebackers coach in 2014, and then was promoted to outside linebackers coach in 2015. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/49ers-promoting-brian-fleury-to-tight-ends-coach|website=Sports Illustrated|title=Report: 49ers Promoting Offensive Quality Control Coach Brian Fleury to Tight Ends Coach|date=February 16, 2022|author=Sanchez III, Jose Luis}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://ninerswire.usatoday.com/2022/02/16/report-49ers-to-promote-from-new-te-coach-from-within/|newspaper=USA Today|title=Report: 49ers to promote new TE coach from within|date=February 16, 2022|author=Madson, Kyle}} He helped the team reach the Super Bowl in 2019 against the Kansas City Chiefs. He was promoted to tight ends coach in 2022, coaching All-Pro George Kittle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/report-49ers-promote-brian-fleury-to-tight-ends-coach|website=ProFootballTalk|publisher=NBC Sports|author=Williams, Charean|author-link=Charean Williams|date=February 16, 2022|title=Report: 49ers promote Brian Fleury to tight ends coach}} He was among the offensive coordinator candidates for the New England Patriots in 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2024/01/27/patriots-offensive-coordinator-search-brian-fleury-luke-getsy/|website=Boston.com|title=Patriots reportedly add pair of names to offensive coordinator search|author=Haas, Trevor|date=January 27, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.49ers.com/team/coaches-roster/brian-fleury San Francisco 49ers bio]
{{NFL tight ends coach navbox}}
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