Born in Buffalo, New York and raised in Redford, Michigan, Malone played four seasons as a tight end[1] at Holy Cross,[2] where he was the Crusaders' captain during his senior season.
He also spent the 1996 season as the offensive line coach at Boston College.
He took over the offensive coordinator role in 2002 Originally going to the New England Patriots, Malone was hired away by Sean Payton,[4] and became a part of his coaching staff in 2006 and helped the Saints capture their lone Super Bowl title in 2009.
[6][7] Malone was hired February 22, 2015,[8] to coach tight ends at Purdue.
On Dec. 22, 2015[9] he was promoted to Offensive Coordinator after the team fired John Shoop.