Brian Daboll
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Brian Daboll is the current American football
American football
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 offensive coordinator
Offensive coordinator
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 for the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
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 of the National Football League
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Early years

Daboll attended Saint Francis High School
Saint Francis High School (Athol Springs)
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 in Athol Springs, New York
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 and was a letterman in football.

College career

Daboll attended the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
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 and was a letterman in football. In football, he was a two-year starter. Daboll graduated with a degree in economics
Economics
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College

Daboll was hired as a restricted earnings coach by The College of William & Mary in 1997 before moving to Michigan State University
Michigan State University
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 as a graduate assistant from 1998 to 1999.

National Football League

Daboll began his NFL coaching career with the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...

 as a defensive coaching assistant in 2000
2000 New England Patriots season
The 2000 New England Patriots season was the 31st season for the team in the National Football League and 41st season overall. They finished with a 5–11 record and in last place in the division....

 before being promoted to wide receivers coach for the Patriots in 2002
2002 New England Patriots season
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. After the 2006 season
2006 New England Patriots season
The 2006 New England Patriots season was the 37th season for the team in the National Football League and 47th season overall. They finished with a 12–4 record and a division title before losing to the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs....

, he left the Patriots to serve as the Jets' quarterbacks coach. In 2009, Daboll joined Eric Mangini
Eric Mangini
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's staff in Cleveland as offensive coordinator. Daboll was named Offensive Coordinator of the Miami Dolphins under Tony Sparano
Tony Sparano
Anthony "Tony" Sparano III is an American Football head coach of the Miami Dolphins. At age 17, Sparano had an incident which burnt his eyes, which is why he always wears his signature sunglasses even at night...

 in 2011.

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