Dave Ragone
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 Ragone with the Berlin Thunder in 2005 | |||||||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterbacks coach | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 3, 1979 Middleburg Heights, Ohio | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius | ||||||||
| College: | Louisville | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2003 / round: 3 / pick: 88 | ||||||||
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David Patrick Ragone (born October 3, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is the quarterbacks coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL and NFL Europe for four seasons. He played college football for the University of Louisville.
Early years
Ragone attended St. Ignatius High School and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior quarterback, he was an All-State first team honoree and led his team to the State Semi-Final game, losing 20–19 against Canton McKinley. Also as a senior, he was a starter on the basketball team that went on to be the State Runner-Up.
In the fall of 2009, Ragone was inducted into the Saint Ignatius Athletic Hall of Fame.
College career
During his college career at the University of Louisville, he went 27–11 as a starting quarterback, including an 11–1 mark in 2001. Ragone finished his college years as Louisville's second all-time leading passer. He was a three-time All-American honorable mention and three-time Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year.
Professional career
He was selected in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Houston Texans and started in two games behind David Carr. In 2005, Ragone was named NFL Europe's Offensive MVP, leading the Berlin Thunder to World Bowl XIII. Ragone was waived by the Texans and claimed by the Cincinnati Bengals in May 2006. In June 2006, the Bengals traded Ragone to the St. Louis Rams.
Ragone was released by the Rams during training camp prior to the 2006 season. He then began a sports talk show on Louisville, Kentucky radio station WQKC.
Coaching career
Ragone began his coaching career with the Kentucky Country Day School Bearcats in 2009 where he was the Offensive Coordinator. He then went to Hartford as the quarterbacks coach for the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League in 2010. He was named wide receivers coach of the Tennessee Titans on February 22, 2011.[1] He moved to quarterbacks coach in 2013, but was fired after the 2013 season. On February 27, 2015, he was hired as the offensive quality control coach for the Washington Redskins.[2] On January 22, 2016, he was named quarterbacks coach of the Chicago Bears.[3]
References
- ^ "Titans Add To Coaching Staff". TitansOnline.com. February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "Redskins Add Dave Ragone To Coaching Staff". Redskins.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Bears name Dave Ragone quarterbacks coach". Retrieved 22 January 2016.
External links
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland) alumni
- American football quarterbacks
- Louisville Cardinals football players
- Houston Texans players
- Berlin Thunder players
- St. Louis Rams players
- Hartford Colonials coaches
- Tennessee Titans coaches
- Players of American football from Ohio
- People from Logan County, Ohio