Spencer Carey was named the outside linebackers coach on July 1, 2022. Carey was promoted to recruiting coordinator in the spring of 2023 before being named the special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach in March of 2024.
Carey worked to assist in developing Maine’s top two tacklers in Brian Lee Jr. and Adrian Otero (72) in 2023 as part of the linebacker unit.
Carey, who spent five seasons as a student-athlete with the Maine Football team, joined the Black Bears after spending the 2021 season as a defensive quality control coach at Harvard. Prior to his time with the Crimson, Carey served from June 2019 through May of 2021 as the defensive backs coach and video coordinator at Bates College. Carey began his coaching career at Maine Maritime Academy where he helped mentor and develop one all-conference selection and the NEWMAC co-rookie of the year at outside linebacker.
Carey, a member of Maine's 2013 Colonial Athletic Association championship team, played three years at safety, a year at wide receiver, and one season at outside linebacker with the Black Bears while also serving as a four-year starter on four core special teams' units.
