Mick Lombardi (born October 1, 1988) is an American football coach who is a senior offensive assistant for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the New England Patriots, New York Jets San Francisco 49ers and Las Vegas Raiders.

Mick Lombardi
San Francisco 49ers
Position:Senior offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1988-10-01) October 1, 1988 (age 36)
Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
College:Fordham
Career history
As a coach:
As an executive:
Record at Pro Football Reference

Coaching career

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Fordham

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Lombardi began his coaching career at his alma mater, working as a coaching assistant for the Fordham Rams.

New England Patriots

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In 2011, Lombardi began his NFL career with the New England Patriots as a scouting assistant. He was part of the Patriots roster that made it to Super Bowl XLVI in 2011.

San Francisco 49ers

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In 2013, Lombardi was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their assistant to the head coach under head coach Jim Harbaugh. In 2014, Lombardi was named as an offensive assistant. In 2015, he was retained under head coach Jim Tomsula as a defensive assistant. In 2016, Lombardi was retained under head coach Chip Kelly as an offensive quality control coach.[1]

New York Jets

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In 2017, Lombardi was hired by the New York Jets as an offensive assistant. In 2018, he was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach.

New England Patriots (second stint)

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In 2019, Lombardi was re-hired by the New England Patriots as their assistant quarterbacks coach.[2][3] In 2020, Lombardi was promoted to wide receivers coach.[4][5]

Las Vegas Raiders

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On February 12, 2022, Lombardi was hired by the Las Vegas Raiders as their offensive coordinator under head coach Josh McDaniels.

On October 31, 2023, Lombardi was fired by the Raiders, alongside head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler.[6][7]

San Francisco 49ers (second stint)

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On March 8, 2024, Lombardi was hired by the San Francisco 49ers to a yet to be known position. On March 25, head coach Kyle Shanahan announced that Lombardi would serve in the offensive pass game specialist role and senior offensive assistant role, replacing Klint Kubiak who left to become the offensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints.[8]

Personal life

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Lombardi and his wife, Michelle, have two sons and one daughter.

He is the son of former NFL executive Michael Lombardi, who last served as the general manager of the Cleveland Browns from 2013 to 2014.[3]

He is of no known relation to Vince Lombardi.

References

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  1. ^ Area • •, Matt Maiocco CSN Bay (January 28, 2016). "49ers Officially Announce Chip Kelly's 2016 Coaching Staff". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Mick Lombardi". profootballhistory.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Patriots reportedly will add ex-Jets assistant Mick Lombardi to staff". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Alper, Josh (May 13, 2020). "Marqise Lee says Mick Lombardi is coaching Patriots wide receivers". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Report: Asst. Coach Mick Lombardi is Teaching a Different Position in 2020". SI.com. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Las Vegas Raiders relieve Josh McDaniels and David Ziegler of their duties". Raiders.com. October 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "Raiders To Fire OC Mick Lombardi, Promote Bo Hardegree". www.profootballrumors.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "49ers Makes Additions, Promotions To Coaching Staff". profootballrumors.com. Retrieved May 27, 2024.