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
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
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
- ^ 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.