Drew Petzing
Cleveland Browns | |
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Position: | Tight ends coach |
Personal information | |
Born: | Rochester, New York | March 12, 1987
Career information | |
High school: | Wellesley (MA) |
College: | Middlebury |
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Drew Petzing (born March 12, 1987) is an American football coach who is the tight ends coach for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Vikings.
College career
Petzing attended Middlebury College where he played defensive back in 2005 and 2006.[1][2]
Coaching career
Cleveland Browns
In 2013, Petzing was hired by the Cleveland Browns as a football operations intern.
Minnesota Vikings
In 2014, Petzing was hired by the Minnesota Vikings as an offensive assistant under head coach Mike Zimmer. In 2016, he was promoted to assistant wide receivers coach. In 2018, Petzing was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach. In 2019, he was promoted to wide receivers coach.[1]
Cleveland Browns (second stint)
On January 24, 2020, Petzing returned to the Cleveland Browns and was hired as their tight ends coach[3] under head coach Kevin Stefanski.[4] Petzing missed the team's week 12 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2020 due to the birth of his child.[5]
Personal life
Petzing graduated Middlebury College[2] with a degree in economics in 2009.
References
- ^ a b "5 Things to Know About New Vikings WR Coach Drew Petzing". www.vikings.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ a b SEGEL, MICHAEL. "From DIII to the NFL: Middlebury football alum finds coaching success in the big leagues". The Middlebury Campus. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Browns Officially Hire Drew Petzing To Coach Tight Ends". SI.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "BrownsZone with Scott Petrak -". Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Labbe, Dan (November 29, 2020). "Browns Chief of Staff Callie Brownson steps in for tight ends coach Drew Petzing, who will miss Sunday's game". Cleveland.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.