Jon Embree is in his first season with the Redskins after being named the team’s tight ends coach on Jan. 20, 2010.

Embree, who served as the Kansas City Chiefs tight ends coach from 2006-08, joins Washington with 17 years of coaching experience at the NFL and college level.

While in Kansas City, he worked with All-Pro tight end Tony Gonzalez, who made the Pro Bowl each year during Embree’s tenure. In 2007, Gonzalez led all NFL tight ends with 99 catches for 1,172 yards, accounting for 38.6 percent of the club’s receiving yards and 37.3 percent of the club’s receptions that season.

Prior to his stint in Kansas City, Embree served as assistant head coach/tight ends and passing game coordinator (2004-05) and assistant head coach/wide receivers (2003) at UCLA.

With the Bruins, Embree mentored Marcedes Lewis, who emerged as the nation’s top tight end in 2005, winning the John Mackey Award and setting school records for a tight end with 58 receptions and 10 touchdowns.

Before joining the staff at UCLA, Embree spent 10 seasons at the University of Colorado coaching tight ends (1993-94, 1999-2000) -- including 2001 John Mackey Award Winner Daniel Graham -- defensive ends (1995-98) and wide receivers/kickers (2001-02).

The former University of Colorado standout played two seasons in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams (1987-88) before suffering a career-ending elbow injury in 1989.

A four-year letterman at Colorado, Embree finished his career in the school’s top five in career receptions (80) and receiving yards (1,116) for a tight end. He went on to join his alma mater as a volunteer assistant in 1991 and served as the Buffalos’ tight ends coach (1993-94, 1999-2000), defensive ends coach (1995-98), and wide receivers/kickers coach (2001-02) for nearly a decade.

Embree and his wife Natalyn have three children: Taylor, who is a standout wide receiver at UCLA, Connor and Hannah.