Brian Niedermeyer (born December 28, 1988) is an American professional

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coach and former

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who is a defensive quality control coach for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played college football at

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Early life and playing career

Niedermeyer was born in

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and went to

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. He earned all-state in football and basketball at Chugiak before going on to play tight end at

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Coaching career

Niedermeyer began his coaching career in 2012 as a student assistant at the

, studying defense. The following year, Niedermeyer took on a volunteer analyst role under

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s coach Michael Barrow for the

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program. In 2014, Niedermeyer started his first position coach role for

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as the wide receivers coach. He coached the group to becoming the top passing offense in

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that year. In 2015, Niedermeyer joined the

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football program as a

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. There, he worked predominantly with the linebackers group, helping coach and develop

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, and

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. Niedermeyer then joined the

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football program, again as a graduate assistant. He worked under then-defensive coordinator

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, who would eventually become the head coach of the

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. Niedermeyer got promoted to assistant director of recruiting operations in 2017, while also helping coach and develop future professional players

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, Tim Williams, and Ryan Anderson. In December 2017, Pruitt was hired as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers football program. He hired Niedermeyer as the tight ends coach for the Vols. Niedermeyer quickly went to work recruiting and signing the then nation's No.1 junior college tight end, Dominic Wood-Anderson. Niedermeyer continued his recruiting momentum for the 2018 season by signing multiple top players in the class including Darnell Wright, Quavaris Crouch, and Henry To'oto'o. His efforts earned him the 2019 National Recruiter of the Year by sports media outlets

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and

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. In January of 2021, Niedermeyer, along with most of the coaching staff at the University of Tennessee, were fired after an internal investigation. Niedermeyer was one of only two assistant coaches who had been with Tennessee football since Pruitt was hired. There were allegations that coaches put money into McDonald's bags and gave them to the recruits when they came on campus. In 2021, Niedermeyer was named an assistant coach for St. Thomas Aquinas High School. After one year Niedermeyer was named

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for

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. In 2024, Niedermeyer took the same position for Tuscaloosa County High School. On December 10, 2024, Niedermeyer was promoted to the head coaching position at Tuscaloosa County High School. On March 5, 2025, Niedermeyer was hired by the

as a defensive quality control coach; his first coaching position at the professional level.

References

External links

Tennessee Volunteers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Niedermeyer, Brian 1988 births Living people American football tight ends Alabama Crimson Tide football coaches Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football coaches Butte Roadrunners football players Denver Broncos coaches East Texas Baptist Tigers football coaches Georgia Bulldogs football coaches Glendale Vaqueros football players Miami Hurricanes football coaches Tennessee Volunteers football coaches High school football coaches in Alabama High school football coaches in Florida Coaches of American football from Alaska Players of American football from Anchorage, Alaska