Steve Hagen

Tight Ends Coach

Steve Hagen was named the Browns’ tight ends coach on February 17, 2009, marking his second tour of duty with the team. He also was a member of the club’s staff from 2001-04.

Hagen re-joins the Browns with 20 years of experience as a coach at the collegiate level, most recently at the University of North Carolina, where he tutored the tight ends for the past two seasons. Last year, the Tar Heels secured a record of 8-5 as they went on to play in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, the school’s first bowl appearance in four years. Prior to that, he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Fresno State for one season (2006).

In his first stint with Cleveland, Hagen spent time as both the tight ends coach (2001-03) and quarterbacks coach (2004).

Prior to his work in the NFL, Hagen was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of California from 1999-2000. He spent two seasons at San Jose State as offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator, from 1997-98. He previously served as the head coach at Wartburg (Iowa) College in 1996, guiding the team to a 7-3 record and the No. 8 ranking in Division III in total offense.

Hagen got his start in the coaching profession as a graduate assistant at Illinois in 1984. He served in the same role at Kansas (1985-86), before getting his first full-time position, as receivers and tight ends coach at Northern Arizona from 1987-88. Stops at Notre Dame (1989-90), Kent State (1991), Nevada-Reno (1992-93) and Nevada-Las Vegas (1994-95) followed. He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UNLV, and in that two-year span, the team broke 20 school offensive records.

Hagen was a wide receiver at Cal-Lutheran from 1979-83, where he earned NAIA All-America honors as a senior. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in business. He and his wife, Amy, have four children, sons, Nash, Wil and Soren, and a daughter, Hanna.