Joel Collier
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| Joel Collier | |
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| Date of birth | December 25, 1963 |
| Place of birth | Buffalo, New York |
| Position(s) | Defensive Backs Coach |
| College | Northern Colorado |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1988-1989 1990 1991-1992 1993 1994-1997 1998-2004 2005 2006-2007 |
Syracuse (Graduate Assistant) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Offensive Assistant) New England Patriots (Assistant Running Backs and Receivers Coach) New England Patriots (Pro Scout) Miami Dolphins (Defensive Assistant) Miami Dolphins (Running Backs Coach) New England Patriots (Assistant Secondary Coach) New England Patriots (Secondary Coach) |
Joel Collier (born December 25, 1963 in Buffalo, New York) is a former American football defensive backs coach in the National Football League. He is the son of Joe Collier, a former defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots and Head Coach of the Buffalo Bills.
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[edit] Playing career
Collier attended the University of Northern Colorado, where he played football as a linebacker from 1984 to 1987. He was also an academic All-North Central Conference selection.
[edit] Coaching career
[edit] College
Under head coach Dick MacPherson, Collier began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Syracuse University in 1988.
[edit] NFL
After his two-year stint at Syracuse, Collier moved to the NFL for the 1990 season as an offensive assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 1991, he re-joined MacPherson, now head coach of the Patriots, as an assistant running backs and wide receivers coach until 1992. In 1993, he entered the Patriots' scouting department as a pro scout. From 1994 to 1997, Collier served as a defensive assistant for the Miami Dolphins. In 1998, he became the Dolphins' running backs coach, a position he held until 2004. Prior to the Patriots' 2005, he was hired as their secondary coach. He was not retained by the Patriots following their 2007 season.
