Andy Dickerson

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Andy Dickerson
Cleveland Browns
Position:Offensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1982-01-29) January 29, 1982 (age 42)
Career information
High school: Tower Hill School (Wilmington, Delaware)
College: Tufts (1999–2002)
Career history
As a coach:

Andy Dickerson (born January 29, 1982) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tufts Jumbos and has previously had coaching stints with the Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams, and Seattle Seahawks.

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Early life and education

Dickerson was born on January 29, 1982, and grew up in Wilmington, Delaware. [1] [2] He attended Tower Hill School in his hometown and was team captain in three sports: wrestling, football and track and field. [3] He later attended Tufts University and played as an offensive lineman from 1999 to 2002. [4] [5] He also was a member of the Tufts track and field team, specializing in the hammer throw, discus throw and shot put. [3] He graduated from Tufts in 2003 with a master's degree in education. [6]

Coaching career

Dickerson served as a training camp intern for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) in 2003, later returning that year to Tufts as a graduate assistant. [7] He was an intern in the New England Patriots operations department in 2004 and became a full-time member of the department in 2005. [7] He won Super Bowl XXXIX with the Patriots in 2004. [8]

From 2006 to 2008, Dickerson served with the New York Jets as their defensive quality control coach and a coaching assistant. [4] He joined the Cleveland Browns as defensive quality control coach in 2009 and in 2010 was their assistant offensive line coach. [4] He returned to the Jets in 2011 as a coaching assistant. [9] He then became the assistant offensive line coach for the St. Louis Rams (later Los Angeles Rams) in 2012. [10] He remained the team's assistant offensive line coach through 2020 and helped them reach the Super Bowl in 2018. [5] At the time of his departure, he was the longest-tenured coach on the team. [11]

Dickerson became the run game coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks in 2021, following Shane Waldron whom he played with at Tufts and coached with at New England and Los Angeles. [5] [12] He was promoted to offensive line coach in 2022. [13] [14] He was interviewed in 2024 to be the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns [15] and he later joined the team as offensive line coach. [16]

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