# Brian Griese
**Brian David Griese** (born 1975 in Miami, Florida) is a former [American football](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-football) quarterback who played 11 seasons in the NFL with the [Denver Broncos](https://www.edgepedia.org/denver-broncos), Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and [Chicago Bears](https://www.edgepedia.org/chicago-bears), and later worked as a broadcaster and as the San Francisco 49ers' quarterbacks coach.[1](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/1493/brian-griese) • [2](https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/SF.pdf) Among NFL quarterbacks, no other father and son pairing has each earned a Super Bowl championship; Brian and Bob Griese are the sole such duo in league history.[2](https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/SF.pdf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975, Miami, Florida[1](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/1493/brian-griese) |
| College | Michigan; led the 1997 Wolverines to a 12-0 season and the school's first national championship since 1948[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) |
| Draft | 1998 NFL Draft, 3rd round, 91st overall, by the Denver Broncos[4](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrieBr00.htm) |
| Career totals | 93 games (83 starts), 1,752 of 2,796 passing (62.7%), 19,440 yards, 119 touchdowns, 99 interceptions, 82.7 passer rating[5](https://www.nfl.com/players/brian-griese/stats/career) • [2](https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/SF.pdf) |
| Pro Bowl | 2000, after leading the NFL with a 102.9 passer rating[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) |
| Broadcasting | ESPN college football from 2009; Monday Night Football analyst 2020-2021[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) • [6](https://espnpressroom.com/press-release/steve-levy-brian-griese-and-louis-riddick-named-espns-new-monday-night-football-commentator-team/) |
| Coaching | San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach, 2022-2023, his first coaching job[7](https://www.nfl.com/news/49ers-hire-espn-analyst-brian-griese-as-quarterbacks-coach) |
| Philanthropy | Founder and board president of Judi's House, a children's grief support center in Denver; 2011 Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) |
## College career at Michigan
Griese was a three-year starting quarterback under [College Football Hall of Fame](https://www.edgepedia.org/college-football-hall-of-fame) coach [Lloyd Carr](https://www.edgepedia.org/lloyd-carr) at Michigan, and he ranks in the top 15 of nearly every passing category in the [Wolverine](https://www.edgepedia.org/wolverine) record book.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) In his career he completed 355 of 606 passes for 4,383 yards and 33 touchdowns, and he holds the school record for single-game touchdown passes with four.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253)
**The 1997 championship season.** As a First Team All-Big Ten selection in 1997, Griese led the team in passing (2,293 yards) and total offense (2,313 yards).[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) He guided the Wolverines to a perfect 12-0 season and a 17-5 record over his starts, capped by a 21-16 Rose Bowl victory over Washington State that gave Michigan its first national championship since 1948.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) Griese earned Rose Bowl MVP honors after throwing for 251 yards and all three Wolverine touchdowns.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) He was also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection who compiled a 3.4 GPA in environmental policy.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) In 2012 he was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame.[8](https://mgoblue.com/news/2012/12/2/former_wolverine_griese_chosen_for_rose_bowl_hall_of_fame)
## NFL playing career
The Denver Broncos selected Griese in the third round (91st overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft, and he won a [Super Bowl](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl) with the Broncos in his rookie season.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) • [4](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrieBr00.htm)
**Denver years.** Griese started 51 games for the Broncos from 2000 to 2002, completing 1,044 of 1,678 passes for 11,763 yards and 71 touchdowns.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) His best statistical season came in 2000, when he was selected to the [Pro Bowl](https://www.edgepedia.org/pro-bowl) after leading the league with a 102.9 passer rating while throwing 19 touchdowns against 4 interceptions.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) • [5](https://www.nfl.com/players/brian-griese/stats/career) In 2002 he threw for 3,214 yards with 15 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.[5](https://www.nfl.com/players/brian-griese/stats/career)
**Later stops.** Griese played six more seasons with the [Miami Dolphins](https://www.edgepedia.org/miami-dolphins) (2003), the [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](https://www.edgepedia.org/tampa-bay-buccaneers) (2004-05 and 2008), and the Chicago Bears (2006-07), earning a second trip to the Super Bowl with the Bears in the 2006 season.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) • [2](https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/SF.pdf) His most productive season after Denver was 2004 with [Tampa Bay](https://www.edgepedia.org/tampa-bay), when he completed 69.4 percent of his passes for 2,632 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions in 11 games.[5](https://www.nfl.com/players/brian-griese/stats/career) He finished his career following the 2008 campaign with 19,440 passing yards and 119 touchdowns.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) • [9](https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/where-are-they-now-brian-griese-helping-denver-youth-with-grief-19268218)
## Broadcasting career
Griese covered college football on ESPN starting in 2009 and served as radio color commentator for 850 KOA (AM)'s Denver Broncos coverage from 2010 to 2011.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) He also called ESPN's Monday Night Football doubleheader games in 2018 and 2019 and Denver Broncos preseason games on television (2018-19).[2](https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/SF.pdf)
In 2020 ESPN named Griese, play-by-play voice [Steve Levy](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-levy), and analyst Louis Riddick as its new [Monday Night Football](https://www.edgepedia.org/monday-night-football) commentator team, a trio with more than 45 years of combined broadcasting experience at ESPN.[6](https://espnpressroom.com/press-release/steve-levy-brian-griese-and-louis-riddick-named-espns-new-monday-night-football-commentator-team/) The three had already called more than 60 games together over the previous four seasons, including [New Year's Six](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-years-six) bowl games on television and College Football Playoff semifinals on ESPN Radio.[6](https://espnpressroom.com/press-release/steve-levy-brian-griese-and-louis-riddick-named-espns-new-monday-night-football-commentator-team/) Griese remained in the booth through the 2021 season.[2](https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/SF.pdf)
## Coaching career
In 2022 the [San Francisco 49ers](https://www.edgepedia.org/san-francisco-49ers) hired Griese as their quarterbacks coach, his first coaching job at any level.[7](https://www.nfl.com/news/49ers-hire-espn-analyst-brian-griese-as-quarterbacks-coach)
## Personal life and philanthropy
Griese is the founder and board president of Judi's House, a children's grief support center in Denver, work for which he received the 2011 Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) The Big Ten has recognized him with the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award and the 2015 Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award.[3](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253) His father, Bob Griese, was a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, and together they form the only father/son quarterback combination in NFL history to both win Super Bowl titles.[2](https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/SF.pdf)
## References
1. [Brian Griese Biography, ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/1493/brian-griese)
2. [San Francisco 49ers 2023 Media Guide](https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/SF.pdf)
3. [Brian Griese (1997), NFF College Football Hall of Fame, National Football Foundation](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=253)
4. [Brian Griese Stats, Pro-Football-Reference.com](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrieBr00.htm)
5. [Brian Griese Career Stats, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/players/brian-griese/stats/career)
6. [Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick Named ESPN's New Monday Night Football Commentator Team, ESPN Press Room](https://espnpressroom.com/press-release/steve-levy-brian-griese-and-louis-riddick-named-espns-new-monday-night-football-commentator-team/)
7. [49ers hire ESPN analyst Brian Griese as quarterbacks coach, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/49ers-hire-espn-analyst-brian-griese-as-quarterbacks-coach)
8. [Former Wolverine Griese Chosen for Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, University of Michigan Athletics](https://mgoblue.com/news/2012/12/2/former_wolverine_griese_chosen_for_rose_bowl_hall_of_fame)
9. [Where are they now? Brian Griese helping Denver youth with grief, Denver Broncos](https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/where-are-they-now-brian-griese-helping-denver-youth-with-grief-19268218)
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