Name Wade Harman | Position(s) Tight Ends coach | |
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Date of birth (1963-10-01) October 1, 1963 (age 52) Education Utah State University, Drake University | ||
First-round pick Noah Fant gets the call from the Broncos
Wade Harman is an NFL coach, who is currently the Tight Ends Coach with the Atlanta Falcons. Harman previously was the Assistant Offensive Line Coach for the Falcons working with veteran offensive line coach Mike Tice.
Contents
- First round pick Noah Fant gets the call from the Broncos
- From Coal Miner to Content Relationship Marketing Maven Wade Harman Featured Guest
- 1997 Season
- 1998 Season
- 1999 Season
- Shannon Sharpe 2000 2001 and Super Bowl XXXV
- Todd Heap 2002 2010
- 2010 2013 Seasons and Super Bowl XLVII
- 2014 Season
- 2015 Season
- References
Before being hired by the Falcons, Harman spent most of his career as a tight end coach for the Baltimore Ravens. He was fired on January 27, 2014. Harman began his NFL coaching career with the Minnesota Vikings. Until his dismissal, Harman was the longest tenured coach in the Baltimore Ravens organization, and the only coach remaining in the organization from the Super Bowl XXXV team.
"From Coal Miner to Content & Relationship Marketing Maven" Wade Harman Featured Guest
1997 Season
Harman began his coaching career with a one-year contract as a coaches assistant for the Minnesota Vikings. In his first year with the Vikings, the team went 9-7 in the regular season, winning a Wild Card berth in the playoffs, before losing the divisional round to the San Francisco 49ers.
1998 Season
Harman was given a one-year contract extension at the end of the 1997 season, and returned to the Vikings in 1998. The Vikings went 15-1 this year, but lost to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Conference Championship, becoming the first 15-1 team to not reach the Super Bowl.
1999 Season
Harman was not re-signed by the Vikings following the 1998 season, and was picked up by the Baltimore Ravens as a tight ends coach.
Shannon Sharpe (2000-2001) and Super Bowl XXXV
From 2000-2001, Harman's main role was coaching tight end Shannon Sharpe. In 2000, Sharpe achieved the longest touchdown pass in NFL history in the AFC Conference Championship. The Ravens would go on to win Super Bowl XXXV. The next year, Sharpe would become the All Time NFL leader in Passes Caught by a Tight End and would earn a spot in the Pro Bowl.
Todd Heap (2002-2010)
Sharpe left the Ravens organization following the 2001 season, and Harman was called upon to prepare tight end Todd Heap to take over the starting tight end position. Heap was the leading receiver on the Ravens that year, with 836 yards. Heap was selected for the 2002 and 2003 Pro Bowl teams. Harman continued to coach Heap until the end of the 2010 season, when he signed with the Arizona Cardinals.
2010-2013 Seasons and Super Bowl XLVII
Harman was in charge of coaching Ravens 2010 draft picks Dennis Pitta and Ed Dickson. Harman was a part of the Ravens staff during their Super Bowl XLVII win.
2014 Season
Harman was hired on February 6, 2014 as an Assistant Offensive Line Coach. Harman, who worked alongside offensive line coach Mike Tice helping stabilize a line that lost several starters during the year because of injuries.
2015 Season
On January 25, 2015, Harman was named the Tight Ends Coach. He will work to help makeover the tight end position that the previous year saw a major drop-off in productivity with the retirement of Tony Gonzalez.