Syracuse has hired four new quality control coaches for the 2015 season, including retired NFL player and former SU defensive back Steve Gregory, it announced in a press release Thursday.

Despite playing defensive back, Gregory will serve as the special teams quality control coach. The other three quality control coaches are Jesse Johnson and Bart Tanski, who will coach the defense, and Joe Furco, who is the only offensive quality control coach. Furco, who last coached the wide receivers and running backs at Loras College, played quarterback at Elmhurst College under current SU offensive coordinator Tim Lester.

Gregory played from 2002-05 at SU and eight seasons in the NFL, his last in 2013. In two seasons for the New England Patriots and six for the San Diego Chargers, he intercepted seven passes and tallied 357 tackles. Over the last three years of his career, Gregory started 36 of the 41 games he played.

Johnson coached at Central Michigan, who SU will play for the second consecutive year in 2015, for the last two years as a defensive graduate assistant. Tanski played quarterback at Bowling Green from 2008-13 and coached the wide receivers and scout team last season at the University of Findlay.

The four quality control coaches replace Siriki Diabate, Chris Gould, Michael Ghobrial and Austin King. Diabate will coach next season at Colgate and Gould is listed as a coaching intern with the Denver Broncos.