Jon Embree
| San Francisco 49ers | |
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| Position: | Assistant head coach & tight ends coach |
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| Date of birth: | October 15, 1965 |
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cherry Creek (CO) |
| College: | Colorado |
| NFL Draft: | 1987 / Round: 6 / Pick: 166 |
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| Regular season: | NCAA: 4–21 (.160) |
| Player stats at PFR | |
Jon William Embree (born October 15, 1965) is an American football coach and former player who is the tight ends coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He is a former head coach at Colorado. Prior to that, he was the tight ends coach for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. As a player, he spent two seasons in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams as a tight end until an injury ended his career. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1987 NFL Draft (166th overall) by the Rams, after playing college football at Colorado.
Embree previously coached for three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, three with UCLA, one with the Cleveland Browns and ten at Colorado. After his playing career ended, Embree entered television broadcasting, then was asked to volunteer coach in 1991 for the Buffaloes by head coach Bill McCartney. Embree was a member of McCartney's first recruiting class as head coach in 1983.
Embree was named the Buffaloes head coach on December 6, 2010, succeeding Dan Hawkins. He is only the third CU alumnus to head coach the football team and the first in nearly a half century. On November 25, 2012, he was terminated after compiling a 4-21 record including 1-11 in his final year, the worst year in the history of Colorado Buffaloes football.
Embree attended Compton CC in Los Angeles. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Denver Broncos in 1969, where he appeared in 20 games (6 as a starter) over two seasons as a flanker. He recorded 33 receptions, 519 yards, and five touchdowns, including what is still the only multi-touchdown game by Broncos rookie on 14 Dec 1969 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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