Jon William Embree (born October 15, 1965) is an American football coach and former player who is the assistant head coach and tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He is a former head coach at Colorado. Prior to that, he was the tight ends coach for the Washington Redskins of the NFL. As a player, he spent two seasons in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams as a tight end until an injury ended his career. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1987 NFL draft by the Rams, after playing college football at Colorado.
| Miami Dolphins | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Assistant head coach & tight ends coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 15, 1965 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colorado) |
| College: | Colorado |
| NFL draft: | 1987 / round: 6 / pick: 166 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| As a coach: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | NCAA: 4–21 (.160) |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Embree previously coached for three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, three with UCLA, one with the Cleveland Browns and ten at Colorado. After his playing career ended, Embree entered television broadcasting, then was asked to volunteer coach in 1991 for the Buffaloes by head coach Bill McCartney. Embree was a member of McCartney's first recruiting class as head coach in 1983. Embree was Colorado's head football coach in 2011 and 2012.[1] He was terminated after compiling a 4–21 record including 1–11 in his final year, the worst year in school history.[2]
Playing career
editEmbree attended El Camino College Compton Center in Los Angeles. He was a sixth round draft selection of the Los Angeles Rams in the 1987 NFL Draft.[3]
Personal life
editEmbree is the son of former NFL player John Embree, who was a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos in 1969 and 1970.[1] Born in Los Angeles, Embree grew up in Colorado and graduated from Cherry Creek High School in suburban Denver in 1983. Jon and his wife Natalyn have three children, Hannah, Taylor, a former wide receiver at UCLA & current running backs coach for the New England Patriots, and Connor, a former wide receiver at UNLV & current wide receivers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs.[1]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Buffaloes (Pac-12 Conference) (2011–2012) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Colorado | 3–10 | 2–7 | T–5th (South) | |||||
| 2012 | Colorado | 1–11 | 1–8 | 6th (South) | |||||
| Colorado: | 4–21 | 3–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–21 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Plati, David (December 6, 2010). "Embree Named Colorado's Head Football Coach". University of Colorado. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010.
- ^ Henderson, John (November 25, 2012). "Jon Embree fired as Colorado Buffaloes coach, says he needed more time". Denver Post. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.