The Philadelphia Eagles are hiring Mike Pellegrino “as a defensive backs coach,” in response to a report from Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports activities.
Pellegrino, who turns 33 in July, performed lacrosse at Johns Hopkins earlier than his NFL teaching profession started in 2015. Right here’s a snapshot of his expertise:
Pellegrino gained two Tremendous Bowls (LI and LIII … however not LII, after all) as an assistant on Invoice Belichick’s employees. He was retained by Jerod Mayo for his sole season as a head coach however was proven the door when Mike Vrabel returned to Foxborough.
Pellegrino coached these notable cornerbacks throughout his time with the Pats: Stephon Gilmore (NFL Defensive Participant of the Yr in 2019), J.C. Jackson (22 interceptions from 2019-2021), Christian Gonzalez (second-team All-Professional in 2024), Jason McCoutry, Jonathan Jones, Marcus Jones, and Jack Jones. Fairly good monitor document. In a single 12 months with the Payments, he labored with one of many NFL’s higher slot corners in Taron Johnson.
We’ll see. For now, this rent looks as if a great one.
