After serving as the assistant secondary coach in 2008, Brett Maxie will continue his duties assisting secondary coach Dave Campo but will have special emphasis on the safeties in 2009. In his second season with Dallas, Maxie looks to continue his standout NFL career as both a coach in his 11th season, and as a former player who spent 13 years in the league. He has previous coaching experience with Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers and Carolina Panthers.

While in his first season as a coach for Dallas, Maxie's tutelage assisted a defensive secondary that finished fifth in the NFL by holding opponents to 187.7 passing yards-per-game. Seven of the team's eight interceptions came by way of a member of the secondary under Maxie's coaching, including Terence Newman's career-high tying and team-leading four.

In his only season with Miami, Maxie helped oversee a defense that finished fourth in the NFL in passing defense as the Dolphins limited opponents to 188.7 passing yards-per-game. While under his watch, Maxie's defensive backs also recorded nine of the team's 14 interceptions during the 2007 season.

As defensive backs coach with the Atlanta Falcons for three seasons (2004-06), he oversaw the development of cornerback DeAngelo Hall, a first-round draft choice in 2004, who totaled 10 interceptions in two seasons (2005-06) and was selected to the NFC Pro Bowl during both of those seasons. In Maxie's first year with the Falcons, the defense recorded a club-record five defensive touchdowns, four of which came via interceptions.

Prior to his tenure in Atlanta, Maxie spent five seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, including 1999-2001 as the team's assistant secondary coach and 2002-03 as secondary coach. In those final two years, safety Tony Parrish collected 16 interceptions, the highest total in the NFL over that stretch. The total included nine in 2003 which tied for the highest figure in the NFL.

Maxie got his start as an NFL assistant in 1998 when he served as defensive backs/defensive quality control coach with the Carolina Panthers, under Dom Capers, Maxie's former secondary coach when he played for New Orleans (1986-91).

Maxie's coaching tenure followed a 13-year playing career which started as an undrafted college free agent with New Orleans in 1985. In his career, he played with the Saints (1985-93), Atlanta (1994), Carolina (1995-96) and San Francisco (1997). He appeared in 153 regular season games, including 104 starts, and recorded 23 career interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns. Maxie also played for the Panthers while Capers was the head coach.

A native of Dallas, Texas, Maxie played collegiately at Texas Southern, where he earned his degree in biology. Born January 13, 1962, Maxie and his wife, Angela, have two sons, Brett and Adam, and two daughters, Maya and Olivia.