Place of birth: Montvale, New Jersey Position Defensive back | College Siena College | |
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Date of birth: (1979-04-04) April 4, 1979 (age 37) | ||
Jeff Hafley (born April 4, 1979) is an American football defensive backs coach of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). Hafley was a four-year letterman (1997-2000) as a wide receiver on the Siena Saints football team and graduated in 2001 from Siena College with a bachelor's degree in history. He earned a master's degree from the University at Albany, SUNY in 2003.
Before entering the NFL ranks, Hafley spent 11 years on the collegiate sidelines with coaching stints at Worcester Polytechnic (2001), Albany (2002–05), Pittsburgh (2006–10) and Rutgers (2011). While at Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights were the ninth-ranked passing defense in the country and Duron Harmon earned first-team All-Big East honors and Logan Ryan received second-team accolades. Both Harmon and Ryan were drafted and currently play for the New England Patriots.
In 2012, Hafley made his NFL coaching debut with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He joined the Bucs as assistant defensive backs coach and spent 2013 as the secondary coach/safeties. In 2013, Hafley oversaw a unit which helped Tampa Bay finish tied for third in the NFL with 21 interceptions. On January 27, 2014, Hafley was hired by the Cleveland Browns to coach the secondary. Hafley would remain in this role for 2 seasons (2014–15), before being relieved of his duties due to a coaching overhaul. On January 24, 2016, Hafley was hired by newly hired head coach Chip Kelly to coach the defensive backs of the San Francisco 49ers.
Coaching tree
NFL head coaches under whom Jeff Hafley has served: