Rob Calabrese

Rob Calabrese (born March 5, 1990) is an American football coach who is the quarterbacks coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an offensive quality control coach for the Denver Broncos.

Rob Calabrese
New York Jets
Position:Quarterbacks coach
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990
Islip Terrace, New York
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:East Islip (NY)
College:UCF
Career history
As coach:
  • Oviedo HS (2013)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • UCF (2014–2015)
    Graduate assistant
  • Wagner (2016)
    Running backs coach & assistant special teams coordinator
  • Wagner (2017–2018)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Denver Broncos (2019–2020)
    Offensive quality control coach
  • New York Jets (2021–present)
    Quarterbacks coach

Early life and playing career

A native of Islip Terrace, New York, Calabrese played quarterback at East Islip High School, where he broke the school records for career passing yards and touchdowns, set by former NFL MVP and Calabrese's mentor Boomer Esiason.[1]

Calabrese played college football at UCF from 2008 to 2012. As a true freshman, he led the team in passing yards, completions, and passing attempts. After starting the first two games in 2009 as a sophomore, he was benched for Brett Hodges and spent the remainder of the season as a reserve quarterback.[2] He suffered a serious knee injury as a junior in a game against Marshall and sat out his senior season.[3] As a redshirt senior, he split time at both quarterback and wide receiver while taking on more of a mentor role.[4]

Coaching career

Early coaching career

At the conclusion of his playing career, Calabrese joined the coaching staff at nearby Oviedo High School in the Orlando area as their varsity quarterbacks coach in 2013. He joined the coaching staff at his alma mater UCF in 2014 as a graduate assistant.[5] He was not retained following the departure of George O'Leary and the hire of Scott Frost.[6] He was hired as the running backs coach and assistant special teams coordinator at Wagner in 2016 before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2017 to replace Rich Scangarello.[7]

Denver Broncos

Calabrese was hired as a quality control assistant on January 23, 2019, once again working under Rich Scangarello, the newly hired offensive coordinator for the Broncos.[8] Calabrese was rumored to be a possibility to start at quarterback for the Broncos in 2020 for their game against the Saints after all of their quarterbacks were ruled out due to COVID-19 protocols and he took offensive practice reps. However, the NFL quickly shot down the idea due to not wanting teams to stock up on players by referring to them as coaches. [9]

New York Jets

On January 18, 2021, Calabrese was hired by the New York Jets to be their quarterbacks coach under head coach Robert Saleh.[10]

References
  1. "Former NFL star Boomer Esiason says Rob Calabrese can be a great quarterback at UCF". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. "Rob Calabrese Deserved More Time for UCF". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. "Football Knights Rally Around Injured Calabrese". UCF Today. University of Central Florida. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. "Despite adversity, Calabrese has never wavered in his commitment to UCF". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. "Ex-UCF QB Rob Calabrese Hired as Graduate Assistant". Knight News. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. "Offensive grad assistant Calabrese leaves UCF Football". Central Florida Future. USA Today. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  7. "Get To Know Offensive Coordinator Rob Calabrese". Wagner University Athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  8. "Report: Broncos hire T.C. McCartney as their QB coach and Rob Calabrese as an Offensive Assistant". Mile High Report. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  9. "Broncos won't have quarterbacks against Saints because of COVID contact concerns". 9News. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  10. "Report: Robert Saleh hiring John Benton, Greg Knapp, Rob Calabrese as offensive assistants". NBC Sports. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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