Jon William Embree was born on October 15, 1965, and is an American football coach and former player who is the Assistant Head coach & 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 National Football League.
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 (166th overall) by the Rams, after playing college football at Colorado.
Embree was named the Buffaloes’ head coach on December 6, 2010, succeeding Dan Hawkins. He is the third CU alumnus to head coach the football team and the first in nearly a half-century. On November 25, 2012, he was terminated after compiling a 4-21 record including 1-11 in his final year, the worst year in the history of Colorado Buffaloes football.
Connor Embree (Football player): Who is Jon Embree’s son?
Jon and his wife Natalyn have three children, Hannah, Taylor, a former wide receiver at UCLA, and Connor, a former wide receiver at UNLV.
Connor also played in the NFL and also became a coach like his father Jon.