Byron Storer

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Byron Storer
Green Bay Packers
Position:Assistant special teams coach
Personal information
Born: (1984-05-01) May 1, 1984 (age 39)
Modesto, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school: Central Catholic
(Modesto, California)
College: California
Undrafted: 2007
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× Second-team All-Pac-10 (2004–2006)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:3
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Byron Donald Storer (born May 1, 1984) is an American football coach and former fullback who is the assistant special teams coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously coached for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers, and Las Vegas Raiders. Storer played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2007 to 2009. He played college football at California.

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Early years

In 2002, Storer graduated from Central Catholic High School in Modesto, California. [1]

Playing career

College

Storer played at University of California, Berkeley and was second-team All-Pac-10 special teams in 2006.

National Football League

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Storer signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in May 2007 and started the final three games of the season, finishing with two receptions for three yards.

An exclusive-rights free agent in the 2009 offseason, Storer was re-signed on March 17. He reached an injury settlement with the Buccaneers on May 17 and was placed on injured reserve.

Storer retired after spending the 2008 and 2009 season on injured reserve due to tearing his ACL.

Coaching career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Storer was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an assistant special teams coach. [2] Following the Buccaneers 4-12 record for the 2011 season Raheem Morris and his entire coaching staff were fired.

San Diego Chargers

In 2012, Storer was hired by the San Diego Chargers as special teams assistant. He was moved to assistant linebackers coach in 2013.

Oakland Raiders

In 2018, Storer was hired by the Oakland Raiders as special teams assistant.

Green Bay Packers

On February 15, 2022, Storer was hired by the Green Bay Packers as their assistant special teams coach. [3]

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References

  1. "Byron Storer - Football". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. "Coach". Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  3. "Packers hire Byron Storer as assistant special teams coach". packers.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.