Jon Embree

Jon Embree
Profile
Title	Coach
Personal information
Born	October 15, 1965; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
Position	Tight end (No. 87)
High school	Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colorado)
College	Colorado
NFL draft	1987: 6th round, 166th overall pick
Career history
Playing
	Los Angeles Rams (1987–1988); Seattle Seahawks (1989); Denver Broncos (1990);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
	Colorado (1991); Volunteer assistant coach; Douglas County HS (1992); Wide receivers coach & tight ends coach; Colorado (1993–1994) ; Tight ends coach; Colorado (1995–1998); Defensive ends coach; Colorado (1999–2000) ; Tight ends coach; Colorado (2001–2002); Wide receivers coach & kickers coach; UCLA (2003); Assistant head coach & wide receivers coach; UCLA (2004–2005); Assistant head coach & tight ends coach; Kansas City Chiefs (2006–2008); Tight ends coach; Washington Redskins (2010); Tight ends coach; Colorado (2011–2012); Head coach; Cleveland Browns (2013); Tight ends coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2014–2016); Tight ends coach; San Francisco 49ers (2017–2021); Assistant head coach & tight ends coach; Miami Dolphins (2022–2025); Assistant head coach & tight ends coach;
Awards and highlights
	First-team All-Big Eight (1984); Second-team All-Big Eight (1986);
Head coaching record
Regular season	NCAA: 4–21 (.160)
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jon William Embree (born October 15, 1965) is an American football coach and former player who most recently served as the assistant head coach and tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He is a former head coach at Colorado. Prior to that, he was the tight ends coach for the Washington Redskins of the NFL. As a player, he spent two seasons in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams as a tight end until an injury ended his career. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1987 NFL draft by the Rams, after playing college football at Colorado.

Embree previously coached for three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, three with UCLA, one with the Cleveland Browns and ten at Colorado. After his playing career ended, Embree entered television broadcasting, then was asked to volunteer coach in 1991 for the Buffaloes by head coach Bill McCartney. Embree was a member of McCartney's first recruiting class as head coach in 1983. Embree was Colorado's head football coach in 2011 and 2012. He was terminated after compiling a 4–21 record including 1–11 in his final year, the worst year in school history.