Louis Addazio joins the Chiefs for his first season with the club in 2024 as a defensive quality control coach. This season marks his first in the NFL.
Addazio joins the Chiefs after two seasons (2022-23) at Texas A&M University as an offensive line analyst. While at Texas A&M he assisted in coordinating the run game plan for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. In 2023, he coached freshman All-American OL Chase Bisontis, while in 2022 he coached LT Trey Zuhn to Mid-Season Freshman All-American. In his time with the Aggies, he coached four freshman All-Americans, two freshman All-SEC players and one All-SEC first-team selectee. With Addazio's assistance, the 2023 offensive line allowed 2.0 or fewer sacks in nine games and the 2022 squad allowed just 25.0 sacks all season. Among his coaching responsibilities, he directed recruiting efforts in nine states and secured commitments from three of the nation's top 10 offensive linemen for the 2024 class.
Prior to his two seasons at Texas A&M, Addazio spent two seasons at Colorado State (2020-21) as the offensive line coach working with players and game planning the run game each week. While in Fort Collins, he coached OL Elijah Johnson (2020), OL Cam Reddy (2020-21) and OL Barry Wesley (2020-21) to All-Mountain West honors. In addition to his coaching duties, he oversaw recruiting efforts for several east coast states. He spent one season at Bowling Green State (2019) as the tight ends coach where he coached current NFL TE Quintin Morris to an All-MAC selection. He also assisted in the teams' recruiting efforts.
Addazio got his first coaching experience at the Ohio State University as a graduate assistant for the offensive line while earning his master's degree in sports coaching (2017-18). Prior to his time as a graduate assistant, he interned with the coaching staff for one year (2016). Addazio played tight end for Boston College for three seasons (2013-15) after spending two seasons as a tight end at Syracuse (2011-12). While at Boston College, Adazzio was the recipient of the 2015 Gridiron Club award which is given annually to the student-athlete who displays the determination, enthusiasm and spirit expected from a Boston College football player.
Education: Ohio State University (2018, M.A.) Boston College (2015, B.A.). Born: Gainesville, Fla. Family: Wife - Courtney; Children - Camryn and Callie.
