The 32-year-old McDaniels has agreed to a four-year contract to
become the 12th head coach in Broncos history.
McDaniels spent the last eight seasons (2001-08) on the coaching
staff of the New England Patriots, helping the franchise win three Super
Bowls, four AFC championships and six division titles en route to
posting the NFL's best overall record (111-34 / .766) during that time.
He was the Patriots' offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach during the
previous three years (2006-08), directing an offense that led the NFL in
points per game (28.8) while ranking second in the league in yards per
game (370.8) and third in fewest turnovers (63) over that stretch.
McDaniels worked as New England's quarterbacks coach from 2004-05
after serving as a coaching assistant for the club from 2002-03 and as a
personnel assistant/coaching assistant in 2001. His coaching career
began in 1999 as a graduate assistant at Michigan State University.
Despite a season-ending injury to starting quarterback Tom Brady
in Week 1, New England's 2008 offense finished the year with an NFL-best
356 first downs and ranked fifth in the league in yards per game (365.4)
under McDaniels. His coaching helped backup quarterback Matt Cassel, who
became a starter for the first time since high school, total the
eighth-most passing yards (3,693) in the league.
In 2007, McDaniels coached on a Patriots team that was the first
in NFL history to post a 16-0 regular-season record and advanced to
Super Bowl XLII. McDaniels' offense was one of the most productive in
NFL history with the Patriots setting league records for points scored
(589 / 36.8 ppg.) and touchdowns (75). Individually, Brady set an NFL
single-season record for touchdown passes (50) to earn MVP honors while
wide receiver Randy Moss caught the most touchdowns (23) for a season in
league annals.
The Patriots won Super Bowls with McDaniels on their staff during
the 2001 (XXXVI), '03 (XXXVIII) and '04 (XXXIX) seasons.
McDaniels played quarterback and wide receiver at John Carroll
University (University Heights, Ohio) from 1995-98 after finishing his
prep career at Canton McKinley High School (Canton, Ohio).
Born on April 22, 1976, in Barberton, Ohio, McDaniels and his
wife, Laura, have one son, Jack Thomas, and one daughter, Maddie.