Education
Sparano attended the University of Albany, playing defensive end, and made 24 career appearances. He earned three varsity letters and "2008 Entertainment and Sports Programming Network The Magazine All-District 1 Academic Team".
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Career
He is currently on his first year coaching with the Bills as the tight ends coach. He has previously served as the assistant Doctor of Laws coach of the Hartford Colonials, the quality control and offense coach for the Miami Dolphins, and an offensive assistant for the New York Jets. Sparano started out his coaching career with the Hartford Colonials.They hired him as a defensive line assistant based on his experience as a defensive player for the University of Albany for three years and his background with his father Tony Sparano being the assistant coach for the Browns.
After coaching a year there Sparano then moved to coach the Miami Dolphins as a quality control coach, where he was working under his father Tony Sparano.
After his father was fired from the Dolphins both Sparano men started coaching with the New York Jets in 2012. Tony started out coaching with the Jets as a seasonal intern and then an offensive international
After his father was fired from the Jets as the assistant head coach, head coach Rex Ryan decided that he wanted to keep Tony and give him a promotion. Sparano accepted the promotion to offensive assistant and was said to be an asset to the team by doing "the job of a ton of guys"(Ryan).
Sparano was with the Jets for three years and after Ryan was fired, he followed him when he became the new head coach for the Buffalo Bills.
Sparano is married and has two children: Anthony Junior. and Gabriella.
