Prior to his year at LSU, Brady spent two seasons in the NFL as an offensive assistant with the New Orleans Saints. Over that span, the Saints won consecutive division titles and were third in the NFL with 911 total points scored in those two seasons. Quarterback Drew Brees posted a cumulative passer rating of 109.5 over those two seasons, good for second-highest in the NFL.

Prior to those two years with the Saints, Brady spent two years as a graduate assistant at Penn State from 2015-16.

Brady got his start in coaching at his alma mater, William & Mary, where he coached the linebackers from 2013-14.

As a player, Brady played wide receiver for William & Mary from 2009-12, twice earning academic all-conference honors. In his time there, the Tribe reached the NCAA FCS playoffs twice, including a trip to the semifinals in 2009. Brady capped his career at William & Mary earning four letters after seeing action in 23 games.

Brady graduated from William & Mary in 2013 with a double major – process management and consulting along with kinesiology and health sciences. He earned his Master's degree from Penn State in educational leadership in 2018 while he was coaching with the Saints.