Jon Taylor Embree (born October 3, 1988) is an

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coach and former

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who was most recently the

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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and was briefly a member of the

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Playing career

Taylor played wide receiver for 4 years at UCLA. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chargers in 2012 but was cut at the end of the preseason.

Coaching career

Embree began his coaching career as a

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, where he was credited for helping convince Jerry Rice Jr. to transfer from UCLA to UNLV for his final season of eligibility. He was also a graduate assistant at his alma mater

for two seasons before joining the

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as a defensive assistant. Embree joined the

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as an offensive quality control coach in

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, working with his father Jon. He was hired as the tight ends coach at

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, serving on the coaching staff of first-year head coach

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. Embree was named the running backs coach for the

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, working under former 49ers defensive coordinator

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. According to SNY reports Embree won't return in

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. Embree was named the running backs coach for the

, working under

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. Embree was not retained for the 2025 season after Mayo's firing.

Personal life

Embree's father

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is currently the assistant head coach & tight ends coach for the

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and was the head coach at

for two seasons. His younger brother Connor is currently the wide receivers coach for the

. His grandfather

John Embree John Fee Embree (August 26, 1908 – December 22, 1950) was an American anthropologist and academic who specialized in the study of Japan. He was a professor at Yale University when he was struck and killed by a motorist. Career Born in New Haven ...

played two years in the NFL for the

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References

External links

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New York Jets profile

UCLA Bruins profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Embree, Taylor 1988 births Living people Players of American football from Overland Park, Kansas Players of American football from Denver Coaches of American football from Colorado Coaches of American football from Kansas American football wide receivers UCLA Bruins football players San Diego Chargers players UNLV Rebels football coaches UCLA Bruins football coaches Kansas City Chiefs coaches San Francisco 49ers coaches Colorado Buffaloes football coaches New York Jets coaches New England Patriots coaches