Brian Niedermeyer

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1988)}}

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| current_team = Denver Broncos

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| position = Defensive quality control coach

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|28}}

| birth_place = 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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;As an assistant coach:

CFP national champion (2017)

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Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
Student assistant
Miami (FL) (2013)
Defensive analyst
East Texas Baptist (2014)
Wide receivers coach
Georgia (2015)
Graduate assistant
Alabama (2016)
Graduate assistant
Tennessee (2018–2020)
Tight ends coach
St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) (2021)
Assistant coach
IMG Academy (FL) (2022–2023)
Defensive coordinator
Tuscaloosa County HS (AL) (2024)
Defensive coordinator
Denver Broncos ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
Defensive quality control coach

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Alabama (2017)
Assistant director of recruiting operations

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Brian Niedermeyer (born December 28, 1988) is an American professional football coach and former tight end who is a defensive quality control coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas–Pine Bluff.

Early life and playing career

Niedermeyer was born in Eagle River, Alaska{{Citation needed|date=October 2019|reason=The source states that Eagle River is his hometown, which in many respects is different from a birthplace. Eagle River doesn't have a hospital, and therefore, most people born to Eagle River residents are born in Anchorage proper. In summary, a classic case of WP:SYNTH.}} and went to Chugiak High School. He earned all-state in football and basketball at Chugiak before going on to play tight end at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.{{Cite web |title=Brian Niedermeyer - Football Coach |url=https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/brian-niedermeyer/3268 |access-date=October 26, 2019 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}

Coaching career

Niedermeyer began his coaching career in 2012 as a student assistant at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, studying defense.

The following year, Niedermeyer took on a volunteer analyst role under linebackers coach Michael Barrow for the Miami Hurricanes football program.

In 2014, Niedermeyer started his first position coach role for East Texas Baptist University as the wide receivers coach. He coached the group to becoming the top passing offense in NCAA Division III that year.

In 2015, Niedermeyer joined the University of Georgia football program as a graduate assistant. There, he worked predominantly with the linebackers group, helping coach and develop Leonard Floyd, Jordan Jenkins, and Roquan Smith.

Niedermeyer then joined the University of Alabama football program, again as a graduate assistant. He worked under then-defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt, who would eventually become the head coach of the University of Tennessee. Niedermeyer got promoted to assistant director of recruiting operations in 2017, while also helping coach and develop future professional players Reuben Foster, Tim Williams, and Ryan Anderson.

In December 2017, Pruitt was hired as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers football program.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Richard |date=December 7, 2017 |title=All the twists and turns of Tennessee's legendary coach search |url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/12/7/16744708/tennessee-coaching-search-2017-timeline-butch-jones-john-currie-jeremy-pruitt |access-date=October 26, 2019 |website=SBNation.com |language=en}} He hired Niedermeyer as the tight ends coach for the Vols.{{Cite web |last=Toppmeyer |first=Blake |date=February 8, 2018 |title=Tennessee Vols: Contract details released for first Jeremy Pruitt coaching staff |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2018/02/08/tennessee-vols-football-coaching-staff-contract-tyson-helton-kevin-sherrer-jeremy-pruitt-rumph/320259002/ |access-date=October 26, 2019 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel |language=en}} Niedermeyer quickly went to work recruiting and signing the then nation's No.1 junior college tight end, Dominic Wood-Anderson.{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Danny |date=December 14, 2017 |title=Niedermeyer not giving up on nation's No. 1 TE Wood-Anderson |url=https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/Article/Tennessee-Vols-football-assistant-coach-Brian-Niedermeyer-not-giving-up-on-nations-No-1-JUCO-TE-Dominick-Wood-Anderson-112284719/ |access-date=October 26, 2019 |website=GoVols247 |language=en-US}} 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 outlets 247Sports.com and ESPN.{{Cite web |last=Wiltfong |first=Steve |date=February 6, 2019 |title=Tennessee's Niedermeyer 247Sports National Recruiter of the Year |url=https://247sports.com/Article/Tennessee-assistant-coach-Brian-Niedermeyer-247Sports-National-Recruiter-of-the-Year-128805699/ |access-date=October 26, 2019 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=VanHaaren |first=Tom |date=February 11, 2019 |title=Top college football recruiters for the Class of 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/25972658/top-college-football-recruiters-class-2019 |access-date=October 26, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mike |date=January 18, 2021 |title=Tennessee football assistants Brian Niedermeyer, Shelton Felton fired for cause |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2021/01/18/tennessee-football-brian-niedermeyer-fired-shelton-felton-jeremy-pruitt/4202122001/ |access-date=July 15, 2023 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel}} There were allegations that coaches put money into McDonald's bags and gave them to the recruits when they came on campus.{{Cite web |last=Marsdale |first=Sam |date=January 19, 2021 |title=Dan Patrick: Tennessee coaches handed McDonald's bags with cash to recruits |url=https://247sports.com/Article/Jeremy-Pruitt-fired-Tennessee-Vols-football-NCAA-recruiting-violations-McDonalds-bags-cash-coaching-search-159558159/ |access-date=January 25, 2023 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}}

In 2021, Niedermeyer was named an assistant coach for St. Thomas Aquinas High School.

After one year Niedermeyer was named defensive coordinator for IMG Academy.{{Cite web |last=Sparks |first=Adam |date=May 6, 2022 |title=Brian Niedermeyer, Tennessee football assistant coach fired in NCAA probe, gets new job |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/2022/05/06/brian-niedermeyer-tennessee-football-ncaa-investigation-fired-coach-img-academy/9575167002/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel |language=en-US}}

In 2024, Niedermeyer took the same position for Tuscaloosa County High School.{{Cite web |last=Sparks |first=Adam |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Brian Niedermeyer, from Jeremy Pruitt Tennessee recruiting scheme, has new job near Alabama campus |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2024/05/07/brian-niedermeyer-jeremy-pruitt-ncaa-recruiting-investigation-alabama-new-job-high-school/73539178007/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel |language=en-US}} On December 10, 2024, Niedermeyer was promoted to the head coaching position at Tuscaloosa County High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2024/12/10/alabama-high-school-football-brian-niedermeyer-named-tuscaloosa-county-head-coach/76408157007/|title=Brian Niedermeyer named Tuscaloosa County head coach|website=The Tuscaloosa News|first=Anna|last=Snyder|date=December 10, 2024|access-date=January 25, 2025}}

On March 5, 2025, Niedermeyer was hired by the Denver Broncos as a defensive quality control coach; his first coaching position at the professional level.{{Cite web |last=Gabriel |first=Parker |date=2025-03-05 |title=Broncos adding former University of Tennessee assistant Brian Niedermeyer to defensive staff, sources say |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2025/03/05/biran-niedermeyer-broncos-defensive-assitant/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Denver Post |language=}}