At the time of his hiring, he was the youngest head coach in the history of NFL. The record was broken by Raheem Morris in less than a week when he was hired as the head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The first season as the head of the Broncos started impressively for McDaniels with six straight wins. They even won an overtime game against his former team, the Patriots in the fifth week. However, their good run ended soon and they later suffered 4 straight losses. They still had a chance to qualify for the playoffs but spoiled the chance by losing to Kansas City 44-24.
In 2010, the Broncos ended their season with 3-9 record. During this season the Broncos had their last match with the Kansas City Chiefs on December 5th which they lost. The loss was the last chance for Josh. It would lead to his firing from the Broncos, a day later.
Cheating Scandal
McDaniels was involved in a videotape scandal during his tenure with the Broncos in 2010. On November 27th, it was reported that apparently Steve Scarnecchia who used to be the Broncos video operations director was hired by McDaniels in 2009 to videotaped a walkthrough practice game of the San Francisco 49ers' at the Wembley stadium, London, England. The same day this was found out, the NFL imposed a 50,000 dollar fine on both the Broncos and on McDaniels. After the incident, Scarnecchia was fired.
When asked by the NFL investigators, Scarnecchia confessed that he was alone in this and even though he knew it was wrong, he still went on with it. He also said that after taping the practice, he offered the six minute video to McDaniels but McDaniels declined to watch it. This led the NFL to come to the conclusion that the Broncos did not have any tactical advantage over the 49ers' during their game.
After a lot of investigation, McDaniels name was cleared up and it was assumed that he was clean and had not seen the recording. But the NFL still imposed a fine on McDaniels stating that he should have come directly to them after being offered the recording and not kept it under wraps. The NFL did not withdraw the fine on Broncos claiming that "clubs are ultimately accountable for the conduct of their employees".
Life After Denver
On January 18, 2011, McDaniels was hired as the offensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams. Head coach Spagnuolo praised McDaniels "I've always recognized that he is one of the top offensive minds in the NFL. We think he is a great addition to our organization." After the 2011 season, Rams fired Spagnuolo and allowed McDaniels to leave for other opportunities. The Patriots once again hired McDaniels as their offensive coordinator. In the 2014 season, McDaniels helped Patriots twin the Super Bowl game against the Seattle Seahawks.
Personal Life
McDaniels met his future wife, Laura while working as the plastic sales representative in Cleveland. They got married in 2002 and have 4 children. Even though Josh is no longer a head coach, he is comfortable with his assistant role with the Patriots because he has so much history with the successful and proud team.
Return to the previous page| Birth Date: | 21 Apr, 1976 |
| Age: | 43 yrs |
| Occupations: | Coach American football player |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Barberton |
| Education: | Canton McKinley High School |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American football coach |
| Net Worth 2021: | 6 million |
