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4/3/2024 11:40:00 AM
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Charlotte, N.C. — Charlotte 49ers head football coach Biff Poggi has announced the addition of 11-year NFL veteran Dre’ Bly to the team’s staff. Bly was the cornerbacks coach for the Detroit Lions last year after spending four seasons as the cornerbacks coach at North Carolina. He will serve as a defensive analyst for the 49ers.
A former standout at North Carolina, Bly played 11 years in the NFL from 1999-2009. He appeared in 167 games with 116 starts and had 498 tackles, 43 interceptions, 20 forced fumbles and 149 pass defenses. He returned five interceptions for touchdowns.
He was selected to the Pro Bowl twice while playing with the Lions and won Super Bowl XXXIV with the St. Louis Rams. He played with the Rams from 1999-2002, the Lions from 2003-06, the Denver Broncos in 2007 and 2008 and the San Francisco 49ers in 2009.
Bly got his coaching start as a minority coaching intern with the New Orleans Saints for the 2017 preseason and the Miami Dolphins during the 2018 preseason.While coaching at North Carolina, Bly was named Rivals.com’s ACC Recruiter of the Year in 2022.
As a player for the Tar Heels, Bly was the first freshman in ACC history to earn consensus first-team All-America honors and just the fifth freshman in NCAA history to be named to the Associated Press All-America first team. He was also a first-team All-America selection by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News and Athlon Sports and a finalist for the Thorpe Award as the National Defensive Back of the Year. He earned ACC first-team honors and was the league’s Rookie of the Year after setting the ACC single-season record with 11 interceptions. He went on to earn First Team All-America honors the following two seasons to become the first player in ACC history to earn first-team All-America honors on three occasions.
One of his sons, Trey, played with the 49ers for four years and is currently a defensive student assistant for the program.
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