Jahmile Addae (born May 30, 1984) is an American college and professional

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coach who is currently the cornerbacks coach for the

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of the

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. He was a

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during his playing career.

Playing career

Addae played

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, where he was a four-year starter, two-time captain, and two-time All-Big East defensive back. Addae was chosen for the 2006 Senior Bowl and participated in the

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. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the

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but ended up spending the end of the season with the

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Coaching career

Graduate Assistant

In 2007 Addae got into coaching, working as a

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for the Mountaineers. In 2008 and 2009 he worked as a graduate assistant for Michigan.

Cincinnati

In 2010 he joined the Bearcats staff as Cincinnati's director of player development. In 2011 he was given an on the field position as the team's running backs coach which he held until the end of the 2012 season.

Arizona

Addae coached for five years at Arizona, first serving as an analyst from 2013 to 2015 then coaching the defensive backs in 2016 and 2017.

Minnesota

In 2018 he worked as the defensive backs coach for Minnesota.

West Virginia

In 2019 he returned to his

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to coach the secondary. He was given the title of cornerback's coach in 2020.

Georgia

In 2021, Addae was the defensive backs coach for Georgia. He was part of the staff that won the National Championship over Alabama.

Miami

In 2022 he left Georgia and joined the Miami Hurricanes as the team's secondary coach.

Buffalo Bills

On February 7, 2024, Addae was named as cornerbacks coach for the

under head coach

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Personal life

Jahmile, and his wife, Maryann, have three sons. His younger brother

Jahleel Addae Jahleel Javon Kweku Addae (born January 24, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Central Michigan Chippewas, serving as a captain and thri ...

played safety in the NFL for the Colts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Addae, Jahmile 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Valrico, Florida Players of American football from Hillsborough County, Florida West Virginia Mountaineers football players Coaches of American football from Florida West Virginia Mountaineers football coaches Michigan Wolverines football coaches Cincinnati Bearcats football coaches Arizona Wildcats football coaches Minnesota Golden Gophers football coaches Georgia Bulldogs football coaches Miami Hurricanes football coaches Buffalo Bills coaches