Cole Popovich

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]

Cole Popovich
New England Patriots
Position:Co-offensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1985-02-15) February 15, 1985
Oakhurst, California
Career information
High school:Yosemite (Oakhurst, California)
College:Fresno State
Career history
As coach:
Career highlights and awards

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
  1. "Patriots Appear to Be Splitting Duties to Replace Dante Scarnecchia". SI.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. Hill, Rich. "New Patriots coach Cole Popovich is "a great fundamental teacher of offensive line play"". Pats Pulpit. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  4. "Cole Popovich". msubeaver.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  5. "Cole Popovich". Patriots.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  6. "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  7. "Replacing Dante Scarnecchia: Cole Popovich and Carmen Bricillo leading Patriots O-Line meetings". masslive. May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  8. "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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