Cole Popovich
| New England Patriots | |
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| Position: | Co-offensive line coach |
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| Born: | February 15, 1985 Oakhurst, California |
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| High school: | Yosemite (Oakhurst, California) |
| College: | Fresno State |
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Cole Popovich (born February 15, 1985) is an American football coach who is the current co-offensive line coach[1] of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).[2]
College career
Popovich was a four-year starter as left guard on the Fresno State Bulldogs football team from 2004 to 2007. He was also named a unanimous Freshman All-American in 2005.[3]
Coaching career
Popovich coached at the collegiate level for 5 seasons, working in various colleges such as Los Angeles Valley, Fresno City, Utah State, and Minot State[4] before joining the Patriots' staff in 2016.[5] He was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[6] In 2020 it was announced that he would become the co-offensive line coach with Carmen Bricillo[1] in order to replace Dante Scarnecchia.[7][8]
Personal life
Popovich is married to his wife Jessica, and they have two sons.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Patriots Appear to Be Splitting Duties to Replace Dante Scarnecchia". SI.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ McBride, Jim (February 17, 2020). "The Patriots' offensive line will have a new look — and no Dante Scarnecchia". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Hill, Rich. "New Patriots coach Cole Popovich is "a great fundamental teacher of offensive line play"". Pats Pulpit. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "Cole Popovich". msubeaver.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Cole Popovich". Patriots.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Replacing Dante Scarnecchia: Cole Popovich and Carmen Bricillo leading Patriots O-Line meetings". masslive. May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Who's Taking Over Patriots O-Line Coach Duties From Dante Scarnecchia? | New England Patriots | NESN.com". Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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