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Born: | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S. | September 29, 1975
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High school: | Orange Lutheran (Orange, California) |
College: | Concordia Wisconsin |
Position: | Defensive backs coach |
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Brent Vieselmeyer (born September 29, 1975) is an American football coach. Vieselmeyer played college football for the University of Redlands and Concordia University Wisconsin and has served as an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) and head coach of Santa Margarita Catholic High School. [1]
In March 2017, Vieselmeyer was hired as the safeties coach of the Oakland Raiders under head coach Jack Del Rio. [2] Following Del Rio being fired at the end of the 2017 season, he was not retained by new head coach Jon Gruden.
In January 2020, Vieselmeyer was hired as the new assistant defensive backs and nickel coach for the Washington Football Team, then known as the Redskins. [3] This reunited him with Jack Del Rio, who was hired as the new defensive coordinator under head coach Ron Rivera.
In February 2023, Vieselmeyer was promoted to the defensive backs coach replacing Chris Harris, who left for a position with the Tennessee Titans. [4] He and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio were fired following a 45-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, in which the team had allowed the most points in the NFL by that point in the season. [5]
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