Bruce Gradkowski begins his first season with the Lions as an offensive assistant in 2025.
Prior to joining the Lions, Gradkowski spent two seasons (2023-24) as the offensive coordinator for the St. Louis Battlehawks, who spent the 2024 season in the UFL and the 2023 season in the XFL. In both of his seasons leading the Battlehawks' offense, the team finished second in their respective leagues in points scored.
Before transitioning to professional coaching, Gradkowski spent the 2022 season as an offensive analyst at Toledo, the 2021 season as the head coach of St. Francis de Sales High School (Toledo, Ohio) and was a volunteer assistant quarterbacks coach at Anthony Wayne High School (Whitehouse, Ohio) from 2017-18.
Prior to launching his coaching career, Gradkowski was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round (194th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft out of Toledo. Splitting his career with the Buccaneers (2006-07), Cleveland Browns (2008), Oakland Raiders (2009-10), Cincinnati Bengals (2011-12) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2013-16), he appeared in 37-career games (20 starts) and completed 375-of-709 passes (52.9%) for 4,057 yards and 21 touchdowns.
Gradkowski is married to his wife, Miranda, and they have one daughter, Lily, and two sons, Roman and Lincoln.
