Matt Nagy

Matthew Nagy ( or ; born April 24, 1978) is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).

Matthew Nagy was born on April 24, 1978, in Dunellen, New Jersey, and lived in Piscataway as a toddler.

His parents, Gail Stouch and Bill Nagy, divorced when he was three years old, after which Matt moved with Stouch from Piscataway to Manheim, Pennsylvania.

Growing up, Nagy participated in various sports like football, with teammates describing him as being very competitive; close friend and football teammate Eric Zeigler quipped he "couldn't imagine how someone cared that much, even if it was about a basketball game on his driveway."

Nagy played high school football and basketball for Manheim Central High School in Pennsylvania, becoming the starting quarterback in the former during his junior year.

In 1994, Nagy led the Barons to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AAA playoffs, where they reached the semifinals against the Berwick Bulldogs.

Entering the game, Manheim Central was on a 26-game winning streak, and was ranked No. 1 in Class AAA and No. 17 in USA Today national rankings.

While the Barons primarily used the veer running offense, head coach Mike Williams elected to switch to a pass-heavy system for the Berwick game to surprise the Bulldogs.

Nagy completed 20 of 28 passes for 307 yards and two touchdowns in the semifinal, but threw an interception with 28 seconds remaining to seal a 37–30 loss.

In 1995, Nagy passed for 1,928 yards and 21 touchdowns, and ran for 358 yards and six touchdowns.

Manheim Central went 13–0 with over 5,500 total offensive yards and averaged 48.3 points per game in their final seven matches.

However, the Barons lost to Berwick in the semifinal for the second straight season, with Nagy once again being intercepted late in the game to clinch a narrow 18–17 defeat.

He ended his senior year by being named Lancaster County Most Valuable Player.

Williams considered Nagy "maybe my favorite of all time that I've coached"; although the two clashed over differences, Williams praised Nagy for his on-field confidence and personality.

Nagy left high school with a 26–2 record and over 3,500 career passing yards.

Despite his success in high school, Nagy did not receive many offers from NCAA Division I-A schools due to his slow 40-yard dash time of 4.7 seconds and small stature at 6 ft and 190 lb. While schools like Syracuse and Wake Forest seriously considered Nagy, they ultimately withdrew upon signing other quarterbacks.

Instead, he was offered scholarships from Division I-AA schools Delaware and New Hampshire, gaining interest in the former while attending James Madison's game against them in 1995.

Although Rutgers head coach Terry Shea also expressed interest in recruiting him, Nagy verbally committed to Delaware.

As a quarterback, Nagy played college football for the University of Delaware from 1997 to 2000, where he set various school passing records.

After failing to receive an NFL contract, Nagy joined the Arena Football League (AFL), where he spent six seasons playing for the New York Dragons, Carolina Cobras, Georgia Force, and Columbus Destroyers.

Nagy played for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens from 1997 to 2000.

After redshirting his freshman year, Nagy served as Ginn's backup in 1997.

When Ginn hurt his shoulder in the first round of the I-AA playoffs, Nagy replaced him as starter.

Taking on Georgia Southern in the quarterfinal, Nagy completed nine of 15 passes for 125 yards as the Blue Hens won 16–7.

In the semifinal against McNeese State, he threw two second-half touchdown passes but a last-second field goal pushed McNeese State to a 21–20 victory.

Ginn and Nagy shared the starting job to open the 1998 campaign, but the former broke his leg in the third game of the year against West Chester and was unable to play for the remainder of the season.

Nagy went on to set 11 school single-season passing records, including yards in a season (2,916) and yards in a game (556 against Connecticut), as he ended the year with 20 touchdown passes against 12 interceptions and a 157.36 passer rating, the second-best in the nation.

Nagy also helped wide receiver Eddie Conti break the NCAA record for receiving yards in a season with 1,712 on 98 receptions.

In 1999, Nagy became the permanent starter ahead of Ginn.

Seven games into the season, Nagy suffered a high ankle sprain in a 26–19 loss to UMass, forcing him to miss time and snapping a 15-game starting streak.

With Ginn, the Blue Hens won the next two games.

Nagy made a limited return the following week against Rhode Island, entering the game during the third quarter, where he failed to complete each of his four pass attempts before being substituted for Mike Medley in the final period.

Ginn remained the starter for the season finale against Villanova.

While the Blue Hens traditionally used a run-heavy Wing T offense under head coach Tubby Raymond, Nagy and more talented receivers led to an increase in passing; in 2000, Delaware's offense attempted at least 30 passes in eight of thirteen games.

Teammates and future coaching colleagues of Nagy's included Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and Bears assistant Brian Ginn, the latter being the starting quarterback prior to Nagy.

After finishing his playing career, Nagy became an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009, spending five seasons in various offensive positions under head coach Andy Reid.

In 2013, when Reid joined the Kansas City Chiefs, Nagy followed him to become the quarterbacks coach, a role he served until he was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2016.

He was the head coach of the Chicago Bears from 2018 to 2021.

Nagy was named the Bears' head coach in 2018, and in that season led the team to their first NFC North division title and playoff appearance since 2010.

He was part of the Chiefs' coaching staff that won Super Bowl LVII and Super Bowl LVIII.