Jace Daniels

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1989)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jace Daniels

| image = Winnipeg Blue Bombers Preseason June 13 vs OTT (27462844990) (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Daniels in 2016

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| position = Center, offensive guard

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|3}}

| birth_place = Escanaba, Michigan, U.S.

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| high_school = Escanaba (MI)

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 315

| college = Northern Michigan

| undraftedyear = 2013

| pastteams =

Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})*
Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2014}}–{{CFL Year|2015}})
Baltimore Brigade ({{AFL Year|2017}})

| pastcoaching =

Northern Michigan (2017–2018)
Offensive line coach
Michigan Tech (2019–2021)
Offensive line coach
Big Foot HS (WI) (2022–2023)
Head coach

| highlights =

;As player

First-team All-GLIAC (2012)
Second-team All-GLIAC (2011)

| cfl-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20150927105822/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/7549

| afl = 13524

}}

Jace Daniels (born March 3, 1989) is an American football college coach. He had played professionally as an offensive tackle.

Playing career

=College=

Daniels played college football at Northern Michigan.

=Professional=

==Tampa Bay Buccaneers==

Daniels signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and remained on the practice squad throughout the 2013 season. He continues with the Bucs for the 2014 season and awaits camp which will decide when the player moves up to 2nd string. The Buccaneers released Daniels on August 24, 2014.[http://media.buccaneers.com/press+releases/buccaneers+trim+roster+8+24+14.htm BUCCANEERS TRIM ROSTER] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120818/http://media.buccaneers.com/press%20releases/buccaneers%20trim%20roster%208%2024%2014.htm |date=August 26, 2014 }}

==Winnipeg Blue Bombers==

Daniels was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on October 7, 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions |title=Transactions |publisher=cfl.ca |accessdate=November 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014192935/http://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions |archivedate=October 14, 2015 }}

==Baltimore Brigade==

Daniels was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade on February 7, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions |title=Transactions |publisher=afldigital.com |accessdate=February 16, 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217004457/http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions |archivedate=February 17, 2017 }}

Coaching career

Daniels began his college coaching career as the offensive line coach at his alma mater, Northern Michigan, in 2017 and 2018. He then moved to Michigan Tech in 2019, where he resumed being the offensive line coach. In 2022, he was hired as the head football coach for Big Foot High School.{{Cite web |last=Racky |first=Bailey |date=February 4, 2022 |title=BFHS hires new Head Football Coach, Jace Daniels |url=https://bigfootathletics.com/2022/02/04/bfhs-hires-new-head-football-coach-jace-daniels/ |access-date=May 18, 2024 |website=Big Foot Athletics}} He went 1–16 in two seasons and resigned after the 2023 season.{{Cite web |last=Devlin |first=Travis |date=May 15, 2024 |title=Big Foot names Tyler Heck, Collin Frederick as co-head football coaches |url=https://lakegenevanews.net/sports/high-school/football/big-foot-names-tyler-heck-collin-frederick-as-co-head-football-coaches/article_5f545d5e-12fb-11ef-9000-d74a25a2ce41.html |access-date=May 18, 2024 |website=Lake Geneva News}}