Brian Pariani

Brian Pariani
Personal information
Born:	July 2, 1965 (age 59); San Francisco, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Marin (CA) Catholic
College:	UCLA
Position:	Tight ends coach
Career history
As a coach:
	UCLA ; Graduate assistant (1989); San Francisco 49ers ; Offensive assistant (1991–1994); Denver Broncos ; Tight ends coach (1995–2004); Syracuse ; Offensive coordinator (2005); Houston Texans ; Tight ends coach (2006–2013); Baltimore Ravens ; Tight ends coach (2014); Denver Broncos ; Tight ends coach (2015–2016); Minnesota Vikings ; Tight ends coach (2019–2021);
As an executive:
	San Francisco 49ers ; Scout (1990);
Career highlights and awards
	4× Super Bowl champion (XXIX, XXXII, XXXIII, 50);

Brian Pariani (born July 2, 1965) is an American football coach. Pariani is a longtime assistant of Gary Kubiak and was a member of four Super Bowl winning teams with the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX and the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII, Super Bowl XXXIII, and Super Bowl 50.

Currently Pariani is a "Football Player Development" instructor for the online sports-career training school Sports Management Worldwide, founded and run by Dr. Lynn Lashbrook.

Coaching

Pariani has more than 30 years of coaching experience, and over 20 coaching tight ends all of them with Gary Kubiak with the exception of the 2005 season, when Pariani was at Syracuse. Hall of Fame Tight end Shannon Sharpe was named to 4 consecutive Pro Bowls (1995-1998) and three straight All-Pro teams (1996-1998) under Pariani. On February 7, 2016, Pariani was part of the Broncos coaching staff that won Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.^[1] Pariani was fired from the Denver Broncos on January 12, 2017.