Marcus Brady enters his first season in 2024 as passing game coordinator for the Chargers. He comes to Los Angeles with 15 years of professional coaching experience, including spending the last seven seasons coaching at the NFL level.
Brady most recently was with the Philadelphia Eagles as a senior offensive consultant, helping the offense last season set a single-season franchise record and rank No. 3 in the NFL by posting a 48.0 third-down conversion rate. Brady helped quarterback Jalen Hurts post 38 combined touchdowns in 2023 (23 passing, 15 rushing), becoming the first Eagles signal-caller to record back-to-back season with at least 35 combined touchdowns and setting a single-season franchise record with 4,463 total yards, including a career-high 3,858 through the air.
The offense also featured wide receiver A.J. Brown, who registered the second-most catches (106) and receiving yards (1,456) by any Eagle in a single season in history. Brady first joined the Eagles partway through the 2022 season, helping Philadelphia clinch the top seed in the NFL entering the postseason and defeating San Francisco in the NFC Championship Game to secure an appearance in Super Bowl LVII.
Brady broke into the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts, working his way up to offensive coordinator from 2021-22. In his first season as the offensive coordinator, Brady led one of the top rushing attacks in football, as Indianapolis ranked No. 2 in the NFL in rushing yards per game (149.4) and yards per carry (5.5). The unit was led by running back Jonathan Taylor, who earned Associated Press first-team All-Pro honors after leading the league and setting franchise records with 1,811 rushing yards and 18 scores.
Prior to being the offensive coordinator, Brady was the quarterbacks coach from 2019-20 after his first season with the Colts as assistant quarterbacks coach in 2018. In his second season as quarterbacks coach, Brady helped quarterback Philip Rivers rank inside the top-10 in the NFL with 4,169 passing yards and a 60.8 completion percentage. In Brady's first season with the Colts as assistant quarterbacks coach, he helped instruct quarterback Andrew Luck to throw for 39 touchdowns, ranking No. 2 in the NFL that year, along with 4,593 yards and a career-best 98.7 passer rating. Luck earned recognition as AP Comeback Player of the Year and was selected to the Pro Bowl for the fourth time in his career.
Brady began his coaching career in the CFL, winning three Grey Cups over his nine seasons as a coach. He first coached wide receivers with the Montreal Alouettes from 2009-11, helping the team win back-to-back Grey Cups from 2009-10 before becoming offensive coordinator in 2012. He then joined the Toronto Argonauts as offensive coordinator from 2013-17, winning a Grey Cup in his final season before making the jump to the NFL. Brady played quarterback in the CFL seven seasons prior to his CFL coaching career, spending time with the Toronto Argonauts (2002-03), Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2004-05) and Montreal Alouettes (2006-08). For his career, he totaled 3,321 passing yards and 15 touchdown passes, while adding six rushing scores.
A native of San Diego, Calif., Brady played college football at Cal State Northridge. He made 43 consecutive starts under center for the Matadors, setting all-time program records for completions (1,036), passing yards (12,445) and passing touchdowns (109).
Brady and his wife, Sherrie, have two children, Saliyah and Aaden.
