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Terry Bradden enters his second season as the assistant defensive line coach with the Chiefs in 2022 after serving three as the defensive quality control coach (2018-20) and one as a defensive assistant (2017).

Terry Bradden enters his second season as the assistant defensive line coach with the Chiefs in 2022 after serving three as the defensive quality control coach (2018-20) and one as a defensive assistant (2017).

In 2021, Bradden worked alongside Brendan Daly overseeing the defensive line. DT Chris Jones led the team with 9.0 sacks en route to his third Pro Bowl selection. DE Frank Clark ranked second on the team with 4.5 sacks. Both DE Mike Danna and DT Derrick Nnadi posted career highs in sacks this season with 3.0 each.

In 2020, as a defensive quality control coach Bradden worked mostly with the defensive line that included Pro Bowlers DT Chris Jones and DE Frank Clark. Jones and Clark ranked first and second on the team in sacks with 7.5 and 6.0, respectively. Jones was named to the AP All-Pro second team for the second time in his career, finishing the season as Pro Football Focus' second-highest graded defensive lineman of 2020, only behind the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald.

In 2019, Bradden primarily worked with the defensive backs. He worked with S Tyrann Mathieu who was nominated to the AP All-Pro Team for the second time and CB Charvarius Ward who was ranked a top cornerback in the league in 2019 by Pro Football Focus.

Bradden spent the 2018 season working with the defensive line including third-year DT Chris Jones who led the team with 15.5 sacks, ranking third in the NFL behind AP's Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald (20.5) and All-Pro Defensive End J.J. Watt (16.0). He spent the 2017 season working closely under the tutelage of Pro Football Hall of Famer and Chiefs Hall of Famer Emmitt Thomas.

Prior to joining the Chiefs, Bradden served as a quarterback graduate assistant at Bethune Cookman University for the 2016 season. He was named to the first American Football Coaches Association top 30 under 30 class that year.

Prior to his time in Daytona Beach, Bradden spent the 2014 season at Florida Atlantic University as the quality control special teams coach before returning to his alma mater, Inlet Grove High School as the head football coach and athletic director for the 2015 season. He claimed the title of the youngest head football coach and athletic director in the state of Florida at the age of 24. Bradden played two seasons at Inlet Grove, leading the Hurricanes to consecutive Class 2A regional semifinal berths as a junior and senior (2008-09).

The Riviera Beach, Florida, native played quarterback for two seasons at Howard University (2009-11) in Washington, D.C., before transferring to Tuskegee University (2011-13), where he graduated with a degree in social work.

Education: Tuskegee University (B.S. 2014).Born: Riviera Beach, Fla.Family: Wife - Kendall; Sons - Christopher and Carter.