Kevin Alan Patullo (born July 14, 1981) is an American football coach who is the pass game coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs.
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
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| Position: | Pass game coordinator/Associate head coach |
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| Born: | July 14, 1981 Hillsborough Township, New Jersey |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Western (FL) |
| College: | South Florida |
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Early life and playing career
editA native of Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, Patullo attended Western High School in Weston, Florida. As the school's starting quarterback, he broke his leg in the first game of his senior year.[1] He attended and played college football at the University of South Florida, where he split time at both quarterback and wide receiver.[2]
Coaching career
editEarly career
editFollowing his playing career, Patullo spent time at his alma mater South Florida and Arizona as a graduate assistant. He also had stints with the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills as an offensive assistant and quality control coach before joining the Tennessee Titans in 2014 as an assistant wide receivers coach.
New York Jets
editPatullo was hired to be the quarterbacks coach for the New York Jets for the 2015 season.[3] Considered an unusual hire due to his lack of coaching experience at the time, he was hired as he had previous experience with both Jets offensive coordinator Chan Gailey and starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick from his time in Buffalo.[4] He was fired alongside five other assistant coaches on January 3, 2017.[5]
Texas A&M
editAfter his termination from the Jets, Patullo joined the staff at Texas A&M as a senior offensive analyst.[6]
Indianapolis Colts
editPatullo was hired as the wide receivers coach for the Indianapolis Colts in 2018.[7] He was to reassigned to pass game specialist before the 2020 season following the hire of Mike Groh.[8]
Philadelphia Eagles
editOn January 24, 2021, Patullo was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as their passing game coordinator under head coach Nick Sirianni.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Head of the Class". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: KEVIN PATULLO". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Patullo joining Jets as quarterbacks coach". NBC Sports. January 27, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Patullo proves he's perfect guy to work with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Jets QBs". New York Daily News. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Shpigel, Ben (January 3, 2017). "Jets Part Ways With Six Assistant Coaches". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Report: Texas A&M hires former NY Jets QB coach as analyst". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Report: Colts to hire Kevin Patullo as WR coach". USA Today. February 27, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Mike Groh reportedly joining Colts in role he mastered with Eagles". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Philadelphia Eagles hire Jonathan Gannon as new defensive coordinator". NFL.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.