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Alex Van Pelt
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Van Pelt at Packers training camp in 2014.
New England Patriots
Position:Offensive coordinator
Personal information
Born:(1970-05-01)May 1, 1970(age 54)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Winston Churchill(San Antonio, Texas)
College:Pittsburgh
NFL draft:1993/ round: 8 / pick: 216
Career history
As a player:
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:16–24
Passing yards:2,985
Passer rating:64.1
Statsat Pro Football Reference
Recordat Pro Football Reference

Gregory Alexander Van Pelt(born May 1, 1970) is an American professionalfootballcoach and formerquarterbackwho is theoffensive coordinatorfor theNew England Patriotsof theNational Football League(NFL). He played in the NFL primarily with theBuffalo Bills.Van Pelt previously served as an assistant coach for the Bills,Cincinnati Bengals,Green Bay Packers,Tampa Bay Buccaneers,andCleveland Browns.

Playing career

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College

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Van Pelt attended theUniversity of Pittsburgh,where he was a 4-year starting quarterback for thePanthers.When he graduated, Van Pelt broke school career passing records previously set byDan Marino,holding records for most career passing yards, completions, and attempts in Pitt history.[1]His single-season mark of 3,163 passing yards in 1992 was broken in 2003 byRod Rutherford.

  • 1989: 192/347 for 2,881 yards with 17 touchdowns vs 12 interceptions. Ran for 4 touchdowns.
  • 1990: 201/351 for 2,427 yards with 14 touchdowns vs 17 interceptions. Ran for 2 touchdowns.
  • 1991: 227/398 for 2,796 yards with 15 touchdowns vs 14 interceptions. Ran for 1 touchdown.
  • 1992: 245/407 for 3,163 yards with 20 touchdowns vs 17 interceptions.

Professional

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Van Pelt was an eighth round draft pick of his hometown franchisePittsburgh Steelers,but was released duringtraining camp.[2]Van Pelt spent three games with theKansas City Chiefslate in the1993 NFL seasonfollowing a hamstring injury toJoe Montana.He was re-signed by the Chiefs prior to the1994 NFL season,but was released during training camp. He was signed by theBuffalo Billslater in the 1994 season following a knee injury sustained byJim Kellyand spent the remainder of his career as a backup with the Bills.[3]

Van Pelt's first NFL win as astarterwould come on November 2, 1997, againstDan Marinoand theMiami Dolphins.In2001,he started eight games, going 2–6, and playing well enough to justify a contract extension that would allow the Bills to release failedDoug FlutiesuccessorRob Johnson.Van Pelt would not start any games after 2001 due to a Bills trade with theNew England PatriotsforDrew Bledsoe,who became the full-time starting quarterback. Van Pelt remained with the team as Bledsoe's backup for the next two seasons before retiring.

In his eleven-year career, Van Pelt totaled 16touchdownsand 24interceptionson 477 pass attempts in 31 career appearances and 11 starts.[4]

Broadcasting career

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After retiring from football in 2004, Van Pelt wasJohn Murphy's partner on Bills Radio Network broadcasts. He didcolor commentaryfor theradiobroadcast of all Bills games during the 2004 season.[5]

Coaching career

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Frankfurt Galaxy

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Van Pelt began his coaching career in 2005 as the quarterbacks coach for theFrankfurt GalaxyofNFL Europe,the NFL's developmental league, where he was also responsible for all offensive play calling.[6]

University at Buffalo

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After the end of the NFL Europe season, Van Pelt returned to Buffalo, spending the 2005 college football season as a volunteer quarterbacks coach for theUniversity at Buffalo.[7]

Buffalo Bills

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On February 13, 2006, Van Pelt returned to the Bills, this time being hired by head coachDick Jauronas an offensive quality control coach. On January 16, 2008, the Bills promoted him to quarterbacks coach. On September 4, 2009, he was promoted again tooffensive coordinatorafterTurk Schonertwas abruptly fired just 10 days prior to the season opener.[8]

On January 4, 2010, Van Pelt, along with the rest of the Bills coaching staff, was fired following a 6–10 season.[9]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Van Pelt was hired by theTampa Bay Buccaneersas the quarterbacks coach on February 1, 2010.[10]When Buccaneers head coachRaheem Morriswas fired on January 2, 2012, the whole staff was let go as well.

Green Bay Packers

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Van Pelt was hired by the Packers as the running backs coach, reuniting him with his longtime friend, head coachMike McCarthy,on February 13, 2012.[11]On February 7, 2014, Van Pelt was promoted to quarterbacks coach. He left the team when his contract expired on January 3, 2018.[12]

Cincinnati Bengals

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On January 12, 2018, Van Pelt was hired by theCincinnati Bengalsas their quarterbacks coach.[13]

Cleveland Browns

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On January 29, 2020, Van Pelt was hired by theCleveland Brownsas their offensive coordinator under head coachKevin Stefanski.[14]Stefanski missed the team's wild card playoff game against thePittsburgh Steelerson January 10, 2021, and Van Pelt took over as offensive play caller for the game.[15]

On February 26, 2023, Van Pelt added the role of quarterbacks coach to his title.[16]

On January 17, 2024, Van Pelt was fired by the Browns following the team's 45–14 loss to theHouston Texansin the AFC playoffs.[17]

New England Patriots

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On February 1, 2024, Van Pelt was named the new offensive coordinator for theNew England Patriots.[18]

Personal life

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Van Pelt lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife Brooke and their three children.[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Cleveland Browns".clevelandbrowns.RetrievedJuly 31,2024.
  2. ^"1993 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedMarch 31,2023.
  3. ^Cook, Ron."Cook: Van Pelt makes mark on Bills".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.RetrievedAugust 25,2017.
  4. ^"Alex Van Pelt".nfl.RetrievedFebruary 25,2020.
  5. ^"Alex Van Pelt cut; joins Bills Radio Team".247sports.RetrievedFebruary 25,2020.
  6. ^Grlbble, Andrew."Alex Van Pelt sees 'great opportunity' as Browns offensive coordinator".clevelandbrowns.RetrievedFebruary 25,2020.
  7. ^"Young coach, young QB is where story begins".packers.RetrievedJuly 31,2024.
  8. ^"Bills fire O- Boss Schonert, promote QBs coach".ESPN.September 4, 2009.RetrievedJuly 31,2024.
  9. ^"Bills fire entire coaching staff".January 4, 2010.
  10. ^Clayton, John (February 1, 2010)."Source: Bucs hire Van Pelt to coach QBs".ESPN.RetrievedFebruary 1,2010.
  11. ^"Young coach, young QB is where story begins".packers.RetrievedJuly 31,2024.
  12. ^Demovsky, Rob (February 22, 2018)."Alex Van Pelt: 'Tough' to leave Packers, but Aaron Rodgers' QB coach won't look back".ESPN.RetrievedSeptember 13,2024.
  13. ^Hobson, Geoff (January 12, 2018)."Van Pelt to coach Bengals QBs; Defensive staff complete".Bengals.Archived fromthe originalon January 13, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 22,2019.
  14. ^Trotter, Jake (January 30, 2020)."Source: Alex Van Pelt joining Browns as offensive coordinator".espn.ESPN, Inc.RetrievedFebruary 25,2020.
  15. ^DeArdo, Bryan (January 7, 2021)."Alex Van Pelt hopes Kevin Stefanski 'doesn't yell at his TV' too much during the Browns-Steelers playoff game".CBSSports.RetrievedMarch 5,2021.
  16. ^Mueller, Jared (February 26, 2023)."Report: Browns new QB coach is a familiar name".Dawgs By Nature.RetrievedSeptember 13,2024.
  17. ^Walker, Rhiannon (January 17, 2024)."Browns part ways with former OC Alex Van Pelt".Yahoo! Sports.Yahoo!.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  18. ^"Patriots Announce New Group of Coordinators".Patriots.February 1, 2024.
  19. ^"Packers official bio".Green Bay Packers.Archived fromthe originalon July 14, 2014.RetrievedJune 10,2014.
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