- Joel Collier
NFL PlayerCoach
Color=LightSteelBlue
fontcolor=Black
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1963|12|25
Birthplace=Buffalo, New York
College=Northern Colorado
Position=Defensive Backs Coach
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coachingyears=1988-1989
1990
1991-1992
1993
1994-1997
1998-2004
2005
2006-2007
coachingteams=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 inBuffalo, New York ) is a formerAmerican football defensive back s coach in theNational Football League . He is the son ofJoe Collier , a formerdefensive coordinator for theDenver Broncos andNew England Patriots and Head Coach of theBuffalo Bills .Playing career
Collier attended the
University of Northern Colorado , where he played football as alinebacker from 1984 to 1987. He was also an academic All-North Central Conference selection.Coaching career
College
Under head coach
Dick MacPherson , Collier began his coaching career as a graduate assistant atSyracuse University in 1988.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 assistantrunning back s andwide receiver s 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 theMiami 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.External links
* [http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=30932 New England Patriots profile]
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