Joe Bleymaier

Joe Bleymaier (born August 9, 1982) is an American football coach who is the wide receivers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously a quality control coach, pass game analyst, and assistant quarterbacks coach for the Chiefs, and was also a quality control coach at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Joe Bleymaier

Kansas City Chiefs
Position:	Wide receivers coach
Personal information
Born:	(1982-08-09) August 9, 1982 (age 40) Boise, Idaho
Career information
High school:	Bishop Kelly (ID)
College:	Delaware
Career history
As a coach:
Wauwatosa East HS (2006–2007) Assistant coach Colorado (2013–2014) Assistant director of quality control Colorado (2015) Director of quality control Kansas City Chiefs (2016–2017) Offensive quality control Kansas City Chiefs (2018–2020) Pass game analyst & assistant quarterbacks coach Kansas City Chiefs (2021–present) Wide receivers coach
As an administrator:
Pacific (CA) (2010–2011) Assistant director of compliance
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LIV)

Coaching career

Bleymaier joined the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff in 2016 as a quality control coach, at the recommendation of former college teammate and Chiefs general manager Brett Veach, as well as former Delaware quarterback and then-Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy.^[1] He was promoted to pass game analyst and assistant quarterbacks coach in 2018, winning his first career Super Bowl the following season when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV 31–20.^[2][1]

As one of the Chiefs coaches whose duties include advance scouting of opposing teams, Bleymaier was one of the assistant coaches for the Chiefs given credit for helping them convert a 4th-and-1 play in the 2020 AFC Divisional Round that helped them advance into the next round of the playoffs.^[3][4] He was also credited by Chiefs head coach Andy Reid for his behind-the-scenes work on the Chiefs' innovative and creative concepts on offense.^[5]

Bleymaier was promoted to wide receivers coach on April 2, 2021.^[6]

Personal life

Bleymaier is the son of former Boise State and San Jose State athletic director Gene Bleymaier.^[7] After earning his Juris Doctor degree, he went to work for the University of the Pacific's athletic department as an assistant director of compliance before opening a tech start-up with his brother.

References

1. "UD grads help Kansas City win Super Bowl". University of Delaware. UDaily. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
2. "Chiefs assistant Childress retires". WRIC. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
3. "'You ready to roll?' How the Chiefs' fourth-down game-clinching play came to be". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
4. "5 Chiefs assistants who could be promoted to offensive coordinator if Eric Bieniemy leaves". USA Today. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
5. "Andy Reid roundup: five takeaways from the Chiefs head coach". Arrowhead Pride. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
6. Goldman, Charles (April 2, 2021). "Chiefs announce 8 changes to 2021 coaching staff". USAToday.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
7. "He grew up on Boise's football fields. Now he's coaching in his second Super Bowl". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

External links

• Kansas City Chiefs profile
• Colorado profile