Bradley at Jacksonville Jaguars training camp in 2014
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Los Angeles Chargers | |
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Position: | Defensive Coordinator |
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Date of birth: | July 5, 1966 |
Place of birth: | Zumbrota, Minnesota |
Career information | |
High school: | Zumbrota (MN) |
College: | North Dakota State |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 14–48 (.226) |
Coaching stats at PFR |
Paul Casey "Gus" Bradley (born July 5, 1966) is an American football coach who is the current defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League. He was the defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks from 2009 to 2012, and the head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2013 to 2016.
Bradley was the youngest child of six and grew up in Zumbrota, Minnesota, where he played football, basketball and baseball at Zumbrota High School.
Bradley played college football at North Dakota State University from 1984 to 1988, where he was a free safety and punter. In 1988, he helped the Bison win the NCAA Division II Football Championship. He also was a four-time academic all-North Central Conference selection.
Bradley earned bachelor's degrees in business administration (1989) and physical education (1990) from North Dakota State as well as a master's degree in athletic administration from NDSU in 1992.
Bradley joined the North Dakota State Bison as a graduate assistant coach in 1990 and was there until 1991. He was the defensive coordinator/linebackers coach at Fort Lewis College from 1992 to 1995 and spent four months as the team's head coach from December 1995 to March 1996. From 1996 to 2005 Bradley returned to North Dakota State and coached in many positions including defensive coordinator, linebackers coach, and assistant head coach to Bob Babich and Craig Bohl. Under Bradley’s guidance, North Dakota State’s defense led the Great West Football Conference in scoring defense (13.7 ppg), pass defense (150.3 ypg), total defense (272.4 ypg) and turnover margin (+1.00) in 2005.