New York Jets | |||||||
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Position: | Special teams coordinator | ||||||
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Born: | Ogden, Utah, U.S. | June 27, 1971||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | North Summitt (Coalville, Utah) | ||||||
College: | Snow College (1990–1991) Arizona (1992–1993) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1994 / Round: 6 / Pick: 177 | ||||||
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Brant Boyer (born June 27, 1971) is a former American football linebacker and coach who is the special teams coordinator for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL).
He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft after playing his rookie season as a sixth-round draft choice of the Miami Dolphins. [1] [2] After five seasons with the Jaguars, Boyer spent three seasons as a member of the Cleveland Browns.
Currently, Boyer is the special teams coach for the New York Jets. Previously he was the assistant special teams coach for the Indianapolis Colts.
Boyer went to high school at North Summit in Coalville, Utah.
In 1990, Boyer attended and played college football for Snow College as a linebacker. [3]
Boyer was selected in the 6th round of the 1994 NFL Draft to the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). [5] He played in fourteen games for the Dolphins and recorded two total tackles.
In 1995, Boyer was allocated to the Jacksonville Jaguars for the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft. [6] On March 30, 1997, Boyer re-signed with the Jaguars. [7] In a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1998, he suffered a neck injury and was placed on injured reserve on December 1, 1998. [8]
In six seasons with the Jaguars he played in 69 games while starting seven of them. Boyer recorded 10 sacks and 114 tackles during his tenure with the team.
In 2001, Boyer signed with the Cleveland Browns. On February 19, 2004, Boyer re-signed with the browns on a four-year deal worth around $4.2 million. [9] [10] On August 30, 2004, Boyer was moved to injured reserve which ended his 2004 campaign and subsequently his career. [11]
In four seasons with the Browns he played in 47 games and started ten, the most of which coming in 2003. He recorded 207 total tackles and thirteen tackles for loss.
Boyer began his coaching career as a training camp intern for the Cleveland Browns in 2009 and for the New York Giants as a training camp intern in 2010. [12]
From 2012 to 2015 Boyer worked with the Indianapolis Colts special teams. [13] There he worked with all-pros Pat McAfee and Adam Vinatieri.
On February 2, 2016, Boyer was named the special teams coordinator for the New York Jets. [14] [15] In 2021, despite the Jets 4–13 record, Boyer's special teams squad ranked 2nd in the NFL according to DVAO.
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