1. Zachary David Strief was born on September 22,1983 and is an American professional football coach and former offensive tackle who is the offensive run game coordinator and assistant head coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.
Zach Strief attended Northwestern University in Evanston and redshirted his first year.
Zach Strief earned consensus Second-team All-Big Ten honors twice and was named an All-American by the FWAA during his senior season, becoming the Wildcats' first offensive lineman to win national recognition since Chris Hinton.
Zach Strief graduated with a degree in communication studies and sociology in 2005.
Zach Strief was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft.
Zach Strief was a 2013 Pro Bowl alternate but was not selected to the game.
Zach Strief re-signed with the Saints on a five-year extension during free agency in 2014.
Zach Strief was elected as the Saints' representative to the National Football League Players Association Board of Player Representatives for the 2014 season.
Zach Strief has served as an offensive team captain since the 2012 season.
In 2017, Zach Strief suffered a knee injury in Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings and missed the next two weeks.
Zach Strief returned in Week 4, only to re-injure the knee and was placed on injured reserve on October 3,2017.
On March 12,2018, Zach Strief announced his retirement from the NFL.
On March 4,2021, Zach Strief was hired by the New Orleans Saints as their assistant offensive line coach under head coach Sean Payton, replacing Brendan Nugent, who was promoted to offensive line coach.
On February 6,2023, it was reported that Zach Strief would follow former coach Sean Payton to the Denver Broncos, where he would become their new offensive line coach.
On March 6,2025, Zach Strief was promoted to offensive run game coordinator and assistant head coach.
On July 25,2018, Zach Strief was named as the play-by-play voice announcer for Saints radio broadcasts, replacing the retired Jim Henderson.
Zach Strief worked with color analyst and former teammate Deuce McAllister on the broadcasts.
Since moving to New Orleans, Zach Strief has set up a foundation which organizes youth camps and aids Milford student-athletes.