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Brett Maxie, a veteran of 13 seasons as a player in the NFL and nine years as a coach, enters his first season as a member of the Dolphins’ staff. He comes to the team following a three-year stint tutoring the defensive backs with the Atlanta Falcons.
During Maxie’s three years in Atlanta, he oversaw the development of cornerback DeAngelo Hall, a first-round draft choice in 2004 who has totaled 10 interceptions over the last two years (2005-06) and has been selected to the NFC Pro Bowl squad both times. In Maxie’s first year with the Falcons, the defense recorded a club-record five defensive touchdowns, four of which came via interceptions. Prior to his tenure in Atlanta, Maxie spent five seasons with San Francisco, including 1999-2001 as the team’s assistant secondary coach and 2002-03 as secondary coach. In those final two years, safety Tony Parrish collected 16 interceptions, the highest total in the NFL over this stretch. This included nine in 2003, tied for the highest figure in the NFL. Maxie got his start as an NFL assistant 1998 when he served as defensive backs/defensive quality control coach with the Carolina Panthers, where he worked under Dolphins’ defensive coordinator Dom Capers, then the head coach with Carolina.
Maxie’s coaching tenure followed a 13-year playing career which started as an undrafted college free agent with New Orleans in 1985. In his career, he played with the Saints (1985-93), Atlanta (1994), Carolina (1995-96) and San Francisco (1997). He appeared in 153 regular season games, including 104 starts, and recorded 23 career interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns. With the Saints from 1986-91, Capers was Maxie’s secondary coach. Maxie also played for the Panthers while Capers was the head coach.
A native of Dallas, Texas, Maxie played collegiately at Texas Southern, where he earned his degree in biology. He and his wife, Angela, have two sons, Brett and Adam, and two daughters, Maya and Olivia. | 