Bradway had worked in the personnel department for the Kansas City Chiefs prior to being hired as general manager of the Jets.
[2][3] A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Bradway played football at Holy Spirit High School and Trenton State College.
After two seasons at Holy Spirit, Bradway joined the coaching staff at the University of Cincinnati, where two of his former HSHS players were playing.
After one season at the academy, Bradway left coaching to pursue a master's degree in health and physical education at Glassboro State College.
[9] On January 9, 2001, Bill Parcells resigned as the New York Jets' director of football operations and recommended three of his former Giants' scouts (Bradway, Jerry Angelo, and Rick Donohue) as his successor.