Ashton Grant
| New England Patriots | |
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| Position: | Quarterbacks coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | 1996 (age 28–29) Connecticut, U.S.[1] |
| Career information | |
| College: | Assumption |
| Career history | |
As a player: | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
As a coach: | |
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Ashton Grant (born c. 1996[2]) is an American football coach who is currently the quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
Playing career
[edit]Grant played football at Manchester High School in Manchester, Connecticut, before spending a postgraduate year at East Coast Prep.[3] He attended Assumption University, where he set school records for career receiving yards (3,204), career touchdown receptions (36), and single-season touchdown receptions (13).[4] Grant was named the Northeast-10 Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a three-time all-conference selection.[3] After college, he attended training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears before playing one season with the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]Grant got his first coaching job in 2019, where he was hired by the Holy Cross Crusaders as a quality control coach.[3] In 2020, he got his first NFL coaching job, joining the Cleveland Browns as the team's first recipient of the Bill Walsh Coaching Fellowship.[5] Ahead of the 2022 season, Grant was promoted by the Browns to serve as an offensive quality control coach.[4] In 2023, he was once again promoted to quarterbacks coach and offensive assistant.[4]
On February 1, 2025, Grant was hired by Mike Vrabel to serve as the New England Patriots' quarterbacks coach.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Roche, Conor. "Patriots reportedly pick up new QBs coach for Drake Maye". www.boston.com.
- ^ "Patriots reportedly hire 28-year-old Ashton Grant as QB coach". www.audacy.com. January 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ericson, Scott. "New England Patriots will reportedly hire Connecticut native Ashton Grant as quarterbacks coach". CT Insider. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Geagan, Matt. "Ashton Grant reportedly hired by Patriots to be Drake Maye's quarterbacks coach". CBS News. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ Toland, Jennifer. "Patriots reportedly hire Holy Cross coach, Connecticut native Ashton Grant". Norwich Bulletin. Retrieved January 28, 2025.