Clyde Christensen

Clyde Christensen
	Christensen with the Colts in 2015
North Carolina Tar Heels
Position:	Senior Advisor to the Head Coach
Personal information
Born:	January 28, 1956 (age 68); Covina, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Covina (CA) Royal Oak
College:	Fresno City, North Carolina
Career history
As a coach:
	Mississippi (1979); Graduate assistant; East Tennessee State (1980–1982); Quarterbacks coach & receivers coach; Temple (1983–1985); Quarterbacks coach & receivers coach; East Carolina (1986–1988); Offensive coordinator, running backs coach & quarterbacks coach; Holy Cross (1989); Receivers and tight ends coach; Holy Cross (1990); Offensive coordinator; South Carolina (1991); Running backs coach; Maryland (1992–1993); Quarterbacks coach; Clemson (1994–1995); Co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1996–1998); Tight ends coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1999–2000); Quarterbacks coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2001); Offensive coordinator; Indianapolis Colts (2002–2007); Wide receivers coach; Indianapolis Colts (2008); Assistant head coach & wide receivers coach; Indianapolis Colts (2009–2011); Offensive coordinator; Indianapolis Colts (2012–2015); Quarterbacks coach; Miami Dolphins (2016–2017); Offensive coordinator; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2019–2022); Quarterbacks coach; North Carolina (2023); Volunteer offensive analyst; North Carolina (2024–present); Senior Advisor to the Head Coach;
As an executive:
	Miami Dolphins (2018); Director of football/player development;
Career highlights and awards
	2× Super Bowl champion (XLI, LV);
	Record at Pro Football Reference

Clyde Christensen (born January 28, 1956) is an American football coach, currently working as an offensive analyst and as a senior advisor to the head coach at his alma mater, North Carolina.^[1] A decorated assistant coach, Christensen has experience coaching collegiately and in the NFL ranks. Before returning to Chapel Hill, Christensen most recently was the quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he worked with legendary QB Tom Brady. He has also coached for the Indianapolis Colts, where he mentored and developed Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck.^[2] Christensen has been a part of two Super Bowl-winning teams, XLI with the Colts and LV with the Buccaneers.^[3]

Personal life

Christensen is married to Debbie Christensen. They have three daughters: Rachel, Rebecca, and Ruth.^[4] Christensen is a Christian.^[5]

References

^ Smith, Adam (March 1, 2023). "NFL Coaching Veteran Clyde Christensen Joining UNC Staff as Analyst". InsideCarolina.com. 247 Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
^ Shook, Nick (January 8, 2019). "Buccaneers hire Bruce Arians as next head coach". NFL.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
^ Robinson, Sam (January 19, 2023). "Buccaneers' Clyde Christensen To Retire; Team To Fire WRs Coach Kevin Garver". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ "Clyde Christensen". Retrieved February 7, 2021.
^ Doering, Joshua (February 4, 2021). "Clyde Christensen serving as QB coach to Tom Brady, spiritual leader to Bucs organization". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

External links

Indianapolis Colts bio

[1] Smith, Adam (March 1, 2023). "NFL Coaching Veteran Clyde Christensen Joining UNC Staff as Analyst". InsideCarolina.com. 247 Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2023.

[2] Shook, Nick (January 8, 2019). "Buccaneers hire Bruce Arians as next head coach". NFL.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

[3] Robinson, Sam (January 19, 2023). "Buccaneers' Clyde Christensen To Retire; Team To Fire WRs Coach Kevin Garver". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[4] "Clyde Christensen". Retrieved February 7, 2021.

[5] Doering, Joshua (February 4, 2021). "Clyde Christensen serving as QB coach to Tom Brady, spiritual leader to Bucs organization". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

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v t e Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLI champions
4 Adam Vinatieri 9 Josh Betts 10 Terrence Wilkins 11 Ricky Proehl 12 Jim Sorgi 15 Devin Aromashodu 17 Hunter Smith 18 Peyton Manning (MVP) 20 Mike Doss 21 Bob Sanders 23 James Mungro 25 Nick Harper 26 Kelvin Hayden 27 Tim Jennings 28 Marlin Jackson 29 Joseph Addai 30 DeDe Dorsey 31 Kory Chapman 33 Dominic Rhodes 34 T. J. Rushing 36 Dexter Reid 39 Tanard Davis 41 Antoine Bethea 42 Jason David 43 Matt Giordano 44 Dallas Clark 45 Luke Lawton 47 Jerome Collins 48 Justin Snow 49 Aaron Halterman 50 Rocky Boiman 51 Gilbert Gardner 53 Keith O'Neil 54 Freddy Keiaho 56 Tyjuan Hagler 57 Dylan Gandy 58 Gary Brackett 59 Cato June 61 Dan Klecko 62 Albert Bimper 63 Jeff Saturday 64 Bo Schobel 65 Ryan Lilja 69 Matt Ulrich 71 Ryan Diem 72 Vincent Burns 73 Jake Scott 74 Charlie Johnson 75 Michael Toudouze 76 Dan Federkeil 78 Tarik Glenn 79 Raheem Brock 81 Bryan Fletcher 83 Brandon Stokley 84 John Standeford 85 Aaron Moorehead 86 Ben Utecht 87 Reggie Wayne 88 Marvin Harrison 90 Montae Reagor 91 Josh Thomas 92 Anthony McFarland 93 Dwight Freeney 94 Rob Morris 95 Darrell Reid 96 Johnathan Goddard 97 Corey Simon 98 Robert Mathis 99 Ryan LaCasse
Head coach: Tony Dungy
Coaches: Jim Caldwell Clyde Christensen Leslie Frazier Gene Huey Ron Meeks Pete Metzelaars Tom Moore Howard Mudd Mike Murphy Russ Purnell Diron Reynolds John Teerlinck Ricky Thomas Alan Williams

v t e Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl LV champions
1 Greg Joseph 3 Ryan Succop 4 Ryan Griffin 5 John Franklin III 6 Drew Stanton 8 Bradley Pinion 9 Matt Wile 10 Scotty Miller 11 Blaine Gabbert 12 Tom Brady (MVP) 13 Mike Evans 14 Chris Godwin 15 Cyril Grayson 16 Travis Jonsen 17 Justin Watson 18 Tyler Johnson 22 T. J. Logan 23 Sean Murphy-Bunting 24 Carlton Davis 25 LeSean McCoy 26 Andrew Adams 27 Ronald Jones 28 Leonard Fournette 29 Ryan Smith 30 Ke'Shawn Vaughn 31 Antoine Winfield Jr. 32 Mike Edwards 33 Jordan Whitehead 34 Javon Hagan 35 Jamel Dean 36 Herb Miller 41 Deone Bucannon 43 Ross Cockrell 44 Kenjon Barner 45 Devin White 48 Jack Cichy 49 Cam Gill 50 Vita Vea 51 Kevin Minter 52 Garrison Sanborn 54 Lavonte David 56 Rakeem Nuñez-Roches 57 Quinton Bell 58 Shaquil Barrett 62 Ted Larsen 62 Brad Seaton 62 A. Q. Shipley 64 Aaron Stinnie 65 Alex Cappa 66 Ryan Jensen 70 Earl Watford 71 Kobe Smith 72 Josh Wells 73 Joe Haeg 74 Ali Marpet 75 John Molchon 76 Donovan Smith 78 Tristan Wirfs 79 Pat O'Connor 80 O. J. Howard 81 Antonio Brown 82 Antony Auclair 84 Cameron Brate 85 Jaydon Mickens 86 Codey McElroy 87 Rob Gronkowski 88 Tanner Hudson 89 Josh Pearson 90 Jason Pierre-Paul 91 Benning Potoa'e 92 William Gholston 93 Ndamukong Suh 94 Khalil Davis 95 Jeremiah Ledbetter 96 Steve McLendon 97 Zach Triner 98 Anthony Nelson
Head coach: Bruce Arians
Coaches: Keith Armstrong Chris Boniol Todd Bowles Mike Caldwell Clyde Christensen Rick Christophel Larry Foote Kevin Garver Joe Gilbert Harold Goodwin Cody Grimm Roger Kingdom Byron Leftwich Lori Locust Todd McNair Tom Moore Antwaan Randle El Nick Rapone Kacy Rodgers Kevin Ross Keith Tandy John Van Dam