Dennis "Joseph" Gile (born February 17, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who broke training camp with the New England Patriots in 2004, and who played two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Central Missouri State University. Gile also played indoor football or arena football for the Green Bay Blizzard, Arizona Rattlers, Utah Blaze, Bakersfield Blitz, Odessa Roughnecks and Kansas City Renegades. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, he is considered one of the nation's top private quarterback coaches and runs his own training academy; while focusing on upper body bio mechanics.
Early years
Dennis is a native of Arizona where he was a First Team All-Arizona quarterback for Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona.
College career
Gile was a two-year starter for the Central Missouri Mules from 2001 to 2002 and compiled outstanding numbers for the Mules program. During those two seasons, Gile recorded career totals of 4,741 passing yards and 40 touchdowns. He also rushed for 285 yards and three touchdowns. He was a First Team All-Conference quarterback. He broke the national passing efficiency record with a rating of 214.0. He led Central Missouri State to their best combined record in the program’s history at 20-4.
Professional career
Dennis Gile broke training camp with the New England Patriots in 2003, and played in the Canadian Football League for the next two seasons.
Gile played for the Green Bay Blizzard of the af2 in 2004. Gile was released by the Blizzard on May 6, 2004. He played for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders from 2004 to 2005. He signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL) on January 9, 2006. He was signed by the AFL's Utah Blaze on April 5, 2006. Gile was released by the Blaze on April 10, 2006. He played for the Bakersfield Blitz of the af2 in 2007. He played for the Odessa Roughnecks from 2008 to 2009. He threw for 2,027 yards and 41 touchdowns while also recording six rushing touchdowns in 2008. He also led the Roughnecks to a 7-7 regular season record and a playoff victory over the Frisco Thunder. Gile was named to the 2008 IFL All-Star Team. He played for the Kansas City Renegades in 2013.
Dennis Gile Quarterback Academy
In 2007, Gile established the "Dennis Gile Quarterback Academy" which is based out of Scottsdale, Arizona.
Gile has trained Ryan Kelley, a four-start quarterback recruit, for years in Arizona. Kelley is currently committed to the Arizona State University. The Dennis Gile Quarterback Academy has worked with Kyle Allen, Blake Barnett, and Luke Rubenzer. Gile has also worked with pros such as Colin Kaepernick, Tyrod, Taylor, Tom Brady, Tim Tebow, Brett Hundley, Christian Ponder and Tyrod Taylor. He also helped to get offers for Kyle Allen from Texas A&M University.
In 2015, Gile worked with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for a ten-week offseason session in Arizona. Kaepernick spent five days a week, beginning January 12, working out, watching film and fine-tuning his mechanics. This was the first time in his NFL career where he sought the assistance of independent coaches during the NFL offseason. Every weekday for 10 weeks, he conditioned and lifted weights at the EXOS training facility in Phoenix from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Then, he would spend time in the film room, work on his mechanics and throw passes until 1 p.m. He worked with 49ers wide receivers Quinton Patton and Bruce Ellington, as well as players from other NFL teams, including Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry, Ricardo Lockette and Darrius Heyward-Bey. Top 2015 draft prospects Kevin White, Dorial Green-Beckham and Jaelen Strong also regularly attended the workouts. Gile also worked with former Super Bowl champion, Kurt Warner, while working with Kaepernick.
Gile also spent time fine tuning Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor during the NFL offseason.