Chuck Bresnahan

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Chuck Bresnahan

Date of birth	September 8, 1960 (1960-09-08) (age 47)
Place of birth	Springfield, Massachusetts
Position(s)	Linebacker
College	U.S. Naval Academy
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1986 1987-1991 1992-1993 1994-1995 1996-1997 1998-1999 2000-2003 2004 2005-2007	Navy Assistant Georgia Tech Assistant Maine Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers Cleveland Browns Assistant Indianapolis Colts Assistant Oakland Raiders Assistant Oakland Raiders Defensive Coordinator Cincinnati Bengals Assistant Cincinnati Bengals Defensive Coordinator

Charles "Chuck" Bresnahan (born September 8, 1960 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is the former defensive coordinator for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals. Bresnahan (pronounced "BREZ-nuh-han") joined the Bengals coaching staff in 2004 as an assistant coach, and was promoted to defensive coordinator on January 9, 2005. He was fired in January, 2008 after his team went 7-9 in the regular season. Prior to joining the Bengals, Bresnahan coached in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, and with the Oakland Raiders where he was their defensive coordinator from 2000 to 2003.^[1] He was fired from the Bengals on January 2, 2008. Many people believe that this happened because of negative comments by quarterback Carson Palmer, while others believe it was due to Bresnahan's defenses being consistently ranked in the bottom five of the entire NFL. During Bresnahan's tenure, the Bengals ranked 28th, 30th, and 25th in yards allowed, out of 32 teams. ^[2] Bresnahan's father Tom Bresnahan, was a longtime football coach, where he spent sixteen years as an NFL assistant, including with the Buffalo Bills, where he coached in their four straight Super Bowl defeats.^[3]