Brent Vieselmeyer (born September 29, 1975) is an

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coach. He played

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as a linebacker for the

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and

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, and has served as an assistant coach in the

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(NFL), along with various coaching roles in high school and college football.

Coaching career

Early career

Vieselmeyer began his career as a high school coach. From 1999 through 2006, he was the defensive coordinator for

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. He left after the 2006 season to start the football program for

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, where he first met

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, then-defensive coordinator for the

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. Vieselmeyer’s program at Valor Christian accumulated a 55-12 win-loss record during his 6 seasons as their head coach.

Houston Baptist University

Vieselmeyer was hired as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2013 by

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for their program’s inaugural season. After a developmental 2013 season of exhibition-only play, Houston Baptist went 2-9 in the 2014 season with Vieselmeyer as co-DC.

Oakland Raiders

In 2015, Vieselmeyer was hired as the assistant linebackers coach of the

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, part of new head coach Jack Del Rio’s staff. He was promoted to safeties coach for the 2017 season. Following Del Rio being fired at the end of the 2017 season, he was not retained by new head coach

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Return to college and high school coaching

After leaving the Raiders, Vieselmyer spent the 2018 season as an offensive analyst for Kansas Jayhawks football team. He then returned to his previous career as a high school football coach, spending the 2019 season as the head coach for

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Washington Football Team / Commanders

In January 2020, Vieselmeyer was hired as the new assistant defensive backs and nickel coach for the

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, then known as the Redskins. This reunited him with Jack Del Rio, who was hired as the defensive coordinator under new head coach

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. In February 2023, Vieselmeyer was promoted to defensive backs coach, replacing

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, who left for a position with the

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. Along with Del Rio, Vieselmeyer was fired following a 45-10 loss to the

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, in which the team had allowed the most points in the NFL by that point in the season.

UAB

On January 2, 2025, Vieselmeyer was officially hired as the linebackers coach for

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. The move reunited him with UAB defensive coordinator Steve Russ and defensive line coach Sam Mills III, both of whom Vieselmeyer served with on the Commanders coaching staff from 2020-2022.

Personal life

Vieselmeyer grew up in

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, and graduated from Orange Lutheran High school in 1994. His father was his defensive coordinator; he later handed these duties to Brent after he graduated from college. Vieselmeyer played college football as a linebacker for

and

, graduating from Concordia in 1999 with a bachelors degree in education, and later receiving a masters degree in educational administration from

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in 2005. His father, Dean Vieselmeyer, was a reverend, theology professor, and longtime administrator for

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. He also co-founded the football program at Orange Lutheran High School, coaching alongside Brent for several years. His mother, Dian, also spent over 30 years as an academic advisor, administrator, and professor for Concordia University Irvine. Vieselmeyer coached former college quarterback and NFL assistant coach

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in high school at Valor Christian. Vieselmeyer is married with two daughters. https://uabsports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/brent-vieselmeyer/2145#:~:text=Vieselmeyer%20played%20linebacker%20at%20Concordia,)%20and%20Quinn%20(15).

References

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