Nick Caley (born January 22, 1983) is an American football coach who is the tight ends coach and pass game coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He began coaching in the NFL after 10 years of coaching at the collegiate level.[2]

Nick Caley
Los Angeles Rams
Position:Tight ends coach/pass game coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1983-01-22) January 22, 1983 (age 41)
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
College:John Carroll
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

Coaching career

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New England Patriots

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Nick coached at the collegiate level for 10 years before becoming part of the Patriots' staff in 2015. In 2017 Nick was promoted and became the tight ends coach for the Patriots.[1][3] On February 5, 2017, Caley was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[4] Caley was promoted to tight ends coach, during which time he coached Rob Gronkowski to Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors in 2017 New England Patriots season, when the Patriots won their second straight AFC Championship before narrowly losing in Super Bowl LII to the Philadelphia Eagles.[5] A year later, New England defeated the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII.[6] In 2020 Nick added on the title of being the teams fullbacks coach in addition to retaining his position as tight ends coach.[7] In 2022, Caley reverted to only coaching the tight ends for the Patriots.

Los Angeles Rams

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On February 5, 2023, Caley was hired as a tight ends coach by the Los Angeles Rams.[8]

Family

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Nick and his wife Grace have two daughters, Caroline and Vivian.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Patriots promote coaching assistant Nick Caley to tight ends coach". NBC Sports Boston. February 27, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "New England Patriots". www.patriots.com. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Volin, Ben (February 27, 2017). "Patriots name Nick Caley tight ends coach". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Super Bowl LI – New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons – February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Doerschuk, Steve (January 31, 2019). "Patriots TE calls Canton's Nick Caley 'a grinder'". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Super Bowl LIII - Los Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots - February 3rd, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  7. ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (July 28, 2020). "Patriots announce official 2020 coaching staff ahead of training camp". Pats Pulpit. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Williama, Charean (February 5, 2023). "Report: Rams hire Nick Caley as tight ends coach". NBCSports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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