Brad Seely enters his second season as special teams coordinator for the Houston Texans. The 2019 season marks his 31st as an NFL assistant coach.

Seely has served as an NFL team's special teams coordinator in every season since 1989. He owns 41 seasons of overall coaching experience, has appeared in nine conference championship games, won three Super Bowls and coached 10 different players to 17 special teams Pro Bowl selections.

In his first season in Houston in 2018, Seely helped the Texans make a big leap in a number of special teams categories. Houston led the NFL in opponent starting field position with an average of the 25.5-yard line after finishing 26th in 2017. The Texans also ranked second in the NFL in starting field position (31.3) in 2018 after ranking 32nd the previous season. Houston was ninth in kickoff return average and third in opponent kickoff return average in 2018 after being 21st and 11th, respectively, before Seely's arrival. Additionally, Houston's rookie class led the NFL in percentage of special teams snaps played at 22.83 percent (1,689-of-7,397 special teams plays).

Under Seely's guidance, K Ka'imi Fairbairn led the NFL and set single-season franchise records in points scored (150) and field goals made (37). Fairbairn became the first kicker to hit game-winning field goals in overtime in consecutive games (Weeks 4-5) since David Akers in 2000. Fairbairn finished the season making his last 15 field goal attempts (Weeks 12-17) and made all 21 of his field goal attempts under 40 yards in 2018. His 58 touchbacks on kickoffs also marked a single-season franchise record, breaking his own record from 2017 (49). Fairbairn was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for December and AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 15 performance against the New York Jets.

Texans rookie P Trevor Daniel compiled 74 punts for 3,237 yards (43.7 avg.), including a long of 61 yards in 2018. He finished fourth in the NFL with 36 punts inside the 20-yard line and had only five touchbacks all year while also pinning 15 punts inside the 10-yard line. S A.J. Moore (11), RB Buddy Howell (nine), CB Johnson Bademosi (nine) and ILB Peter Kalambayi (eight) were the team leaders in total special teams tackles in 2018. In Week 6 vs. the Bills, Houston blocked its first punt since the 2014 season.

Prior to Houston, Seely spent three seasons coaching the Oakland Raiders (2015-17), with his special teams unit ranking fourth in punts inside of the 20-yard line (102), fifth in punting average (46.6), fifth in net punting average (41.3), eighth in kickoff return yards (2,540), ninth in punt returns (110) and 10th in punting yards (10,904) over that span.

In 2017, the Raiders finished fifth in the NFL in punting average (47.4) and seventh in opponent kickoff return average (19.9). K Giorgio Tavecchio made 33-of-34 extra point attempts (97.1%) and 16-of-21 field goal attempts (76.2%) in his first season. He became the first player to hit two 50-plus yard field goals on his debut in NFL history, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 1. P Marquette King also performed well with 69 punts for 3,270 yards (47.4 avg.) and a career-high 42.7 net punting average.

In 2016, the Raiders led the league in average starting field position (31.7 yard line) and ranked second in opponent average starting field position (25.2 yard line) while earning their first playoff berth since 2002. King earned Associated Press All-Pro Second Team honors after posting 81 punts for 3,937 yards (48.6 avg.) and landing 34 punts inside of the 20-yard line, while K Sebastian Janikowski launched three kicks from 50-or-more yards to become the NFL's all-time leader with 55 field goals of 50-or-more yards.

In Seely's first season at the helm of Oakland's special teams unit in 2015, the Raiders led the league in kickoff return yards (1,268) and total return yards (1,540) while adding a combination of five blocked field goals and extra points, tied for the most in a season by an NFL team since 1995. King also placed 40 of his 83 punts inside of the 20-yard line, establishing a Raiders franchise record while ranking second in the NFL in 2015.

Seely's four-season stint with the San Francisco 49ers (2011-14) included two NFC West division championships, three trips to the NFC Championship Game and one Super Bowl appearance. During that time frame, the 49ers tied for the league lead in field goal conversions (130), ranked second in punting average (48.2), were second in net punting average (41.9) and ranked seventh in opponent punt return average (8.3).

Prior to joining the 49ers, Seely led an elite Cleveland Browns special teams unit from 2009-10. Cleveland topped the NFL in kickoff coverage and was fifth in punt coverage in 2010, while KR Josh Cribbs earned his second Pro Bowl berth in as many seasons. In 2009, Seely's special teams unit earned a league-best designation according to Rick Gosselin's rankings formula, garnering Seely Special Teams Coach of the Year honors and his fifth top-five ranking for his special teams units since 1990.

Seely spent 10 seasons as the New England Patriots special teams coach (1999-08), where he was a part of three Super Bowl championships and the NFL's only 16-0 regular season in 2007.

Over the span of his tenure in New England, the Patriots led the NFL in kickoff return average (23.5), were fourth in field goal percentage (83.4) and ranked eighth in punt return average (9.9). In addition, his units registered 11 returns for touchdowns, including eight on kickoffs, a figure that tied for second in the NFL over that 10-year stretch.

Under Seely's watch, K Stephen Gostkowski set an NFL record with 74 point-after-attempt conversions in 2007, RB Kevin Faulk and WR Bethel Johnson led the AFC in kick return yards in 2002 and 2003, respectively, and WR Troy Brown was the AFC's leading punt returner in 2002.

Serving on the coaching staff for the Carolina Panthers from 1995-98, Seely helped coach an expansion team to an NFC Championship Game appearance in just its second season. In 1996 and 1997, WR Michael Bates became the first player in 35 years to lead the league in kick return average in consecutive seasons, earning two trips to the Pro Bowl for his efforts. In 1996, Seely earned Special Teams Coach of the Year honors. He also had the league's best kicker, as K John Kasay set a then-NFL single-season record with 37 field goals. In addition to the success of Bates and Kasay, Carolina also boasted one of the league's top coverage units as the Panthers led the NFL in opponents average punt return (5.4) and ranked fifth in opponents average kickoff return (20.1) in 1996.

Before serving as the New York Jets special teams coach in 1994, Seely began his NFL career with the Indianapolis Colts in 1989, serving as their special teams/tight ends coach through the 1993 season. Seely's Colts earned the NFL's top special teams ranking in Gosselin's report following the 1992 season and helped develop Pro Bowlers P Rohn Stark and WR Clarence Verdin.

Seely's collegiate coaching career began as an assistant coach at South Dakota State in 1978. He moved on to become a graduate assistant at Colorado State in 1979, before being named their offensive line coach in 1980. Seely then served as the offensive line coach at Southern Methodist (1981), North Carolina State (1982), Pacific (1983) and Oklahoma State (1984-88).