Brandon Staley

Coaching Record

Years Coached Record Win % Playoff record Playoff win %
8 64-65-0 49.61% 1-3 25.00%

Coaching Tree

Parents:

John Fox, Sean McVay, Matt Nagy, Vic Fangio

Biography

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Career Summary

Brandon Staley is a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and has been the assistant head coach-defense for the San Francisco 49ers since 2024. Prior to this season, he coached for the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Chargers for seven seasons. His most recent position was with the Chargers as their head coach. He was the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers from 2021 until the 2023 season, during which time the Chargers went 24-27-0. During his career he was a head coach for three seasons. He was fired from the Chargers on Friday, December 15, 2023. Staley was hired as the new defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints for the 2025 season.

Career Awards

During the 2020 season as the defensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams he coached Aaron Donald to the AP Defensive Player of the Year.

Brandon Staley Coaching Tree

Before he was a head coach, Staley served as an assistant coach for John Fox, Matt Nagy, Vic Fangio, Sean McVay, and Kyle Shanahan. During this time, he coached for one year for John Fox, Matt Nagy, Vic Fangio, Sean McVay, and Kyle Shanahan.

Personal Information

Staley was born on Friday, December 10, 1982 in Perry, Ohio.

History

Year Position Record Playoff record
2024 San Francisco 49ers Assistant Head Coach-Defense 6-11-0 0-0
2023 Los Angeles Chargers Head Coach 5-9-0 0-0
2022 Los Angeles Chargers Head Coach 10-7-0 0-1
2021 Los Angeles Chargers Head Coach 9-8-0 0-0
2020 Los Angeles Rams Defensive Coordinator 10-6-0 1-1
2019 Denver Broncos Outside Linebackers Coach 7-9-0 0-0
2018 Chicago Bears Outside Linebackers Coach 12-4-0 0-1
2017 Chicago Bears Outside Linebackers Coach 5-11-0 0-0

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Seasons with a championship win Seasons with a conference championship

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