Gunter Brewer (born August 9, 1964) is an
American football
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coach who is currently the wide receivers coach at the
University of Maryland
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. A longtime wide receivers coach, Brewer gained the reputation of an elite receivers coach, coaching the likes of
Randy Moss
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,
Dez Bryant
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, and
Biletnikoff Award
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winner
Justin Blackmon
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.
Coaching career
After his playing career at
Wake Forest ended, Brewer spent time with the Demon Deacons as a strength & conditioning assistant, before going on to assistant coach posts at
Ole Miss,
East Tennessee State
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,
Marshall
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Australia
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Liberia
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,
North Carolina
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, and
Oklahoma State
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.
Brewer left Oklahoma State in 2011 to join the coaching staff at
Ole Miss as their associate head coach, passing game coordinator, and wide receivers coach. He only spent one season with the Rebels before leaving to join the coaching staff at
North Carolina
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as their co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.
Brewer was named the wide receivers coach for the
Philadelphia Eagles
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before the 2018 season. A season where they played as the defending
Super Bowl champions and finished 9–7, Brewer had his contract terminated by the Eagles as the receiving corps had issues with substitutions among other things.
Brewer was hired to be the wide receivers coach at
Louisville
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in 2019.
References
External links
Louisville Cardinals bio
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1964 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Columbus, Mississippi
Players of American football from Mississippi
American football wide receivers
Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players
Wake Forest Demon Deacons football coaches
Ole Miss Rebels football coaches
East Tennessee State Buccaneers football coaches
Maryland Terrapins football coaches
Marshall Thundering Herd football coaches
North Carolina Tar Heels football coaches
Oklahoma State Cowboys football coaches
Philadelphia Eagles coaches
Louisville Cardinals football coaches