Embree joins the Patriots as running backs coach following three seasons in the same position with the New York Jets (2021-23). Prior to his time with the Jets, he spent a year coaching tight ends at Colorado (2020). Embree entered the NFL as a defensive assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs (2016) followed by three seasons as an offensive quality control coach with the San Francisco 49ers (2017-19). Embree started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at UNLV in 2012 and continued in the same role at his alma mater UCLA (2013-14). Embree played wide receiver at UCLA and signed with the San Diego Chargers as a rookie free agent in 2012, but was released prior to the start of the regular season.