Charles "Chuck" Bresnahan (born September 8, 1960 in Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

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) is an American football

American football

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 coach. He is the current defensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a gridiron football team who is in charge of the defense. Generally, along with his offensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

 for the Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 of the National Football League

National Football League

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.

Previously Bresnahan was the defensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a gridiron football team who is in charge of the defense. Generally, along with his offensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

 for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

. Bresnahan joined the Bengals coaching staff in 2004 as a defensive assistant coach, and was promoted to defensive coordinator on January 9, 2005. He was fired on January 2, 2008 after his team went 7-9 in the regular season. During Bresnahan's tenure, the Bengals ranked 28th, 30th, and 25th in yards allowed, out of 32 teams.

Prior to joining the Bengals, Bresnahan coached in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

, Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis Colts

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 and the Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 where he was their defensive coordinator from 2000 to 2003.

Bresnahan began his coaching career at the Navy

Navy Midshipmen football

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 under Elliott Uzelac

Elliott Uzelac

Elliot Uzelac is an American football coach. Most recently he was the head coach as St. Joseph High School in St. Joseph, Michigan. Uzelac was the head coach at Western Michigan University from 1975 to 1981 and at the United States Naval Academy from 1987 to 1989...

 in 1986. He was later an assistant coach for the 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets offense scored 379 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross, the Yellow Jackets participated in the...

 that won the UPI National Championship under head coach Bobby Ross

Bobby Ross

Robert Joseph Ross is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at The Citadel , the University of Maryland, College Park , the Georgia Institute of Technology , and the United States Military Academy , compiling a career college football record of 103–101–2...

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Personal

Bresnahan and his wife Erin have four daughters-Megan, Caitlin, Caroline and Danielle.

His father Tom Bresnahan

Tom Bresnahan

Tom Bresnahan was the Offensive Coordinator of the NFL's Buffalo Bills from 1992-1996. He was promoted after serving as the teams offensive line coach and would hold both responsibilities....

, was a longtime football coach, where he spent sixteen years as an NFL assistant, including with the Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

, where he coached in their four straight Super Bowl defeats.