Jerry Schuplinski

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Jerry Schuplinski
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Schuplinski in 2020
Los Angeles Rams
Position:Senior offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1977-04-04) April 4, 1977 (age 47)
Garfield Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
College: John Carroll
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

Jerry Schuplinski (born April 4, 1977) is an American football coach who is currently a senior offensive assistant with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. Most recently, he had been the tight ends coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. Prior to that, Jerry was an assistant coach for Case Western Reserve for six seasons before becoming a part of the Patriots' staff in 2013. [2] [3] [4] Schuplinski was part of the Patriots coaching staffs that won Super Bowl XLIX, Super Bowl LI, and Super Bowl LIII.

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Coaching career

John Carroll

In 2000, Schuplinski was hired at John Carroll as a graduate assistant.

Trinity High School

In 2002, Schuplinski was hired as the head coach of Trinity High School. He was also a math teacher and the athletic director there. [5]

Case Western Reserve

In 2007, Schuplinski was hired as the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach for Case Western Reserve under head coach Greg Debeljak.

New England Patriots

In 2013, Schuplinski was hired by the New England Patriots as an offensive assistant under head coach Bill Belichick. This was because Schuplinski, Patriots' offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and Patriots' director of player personnel Nick Caserio played together at John Carroll University in the mid-1990s. He won his first Super Bowl when the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX at the end of the 2014 season. [6]

In 2016, he was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach, and helped coach rookie Jacoby Brissett and backup Jimmy Garoppolo. [7] [8] [9] On February 5, 2017, Schuplinski was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime. [10] Schuplinski won his third Super Bowl title when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII, [11] his last season with the team.

Miami Dolphins

On February 8, 2019, Schuplinski was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their assistant quarterbacks coach under head coach Brian Flores. [12]

New York Giants

On January 13, 2020, Schuplinski was hired by the New York Giants as their quarterbacks coach under his former Patriots co-worker Joe Judge. [13] [14] He was let go after the 2021 season.

Las Vegas Raiders

On March 7, 2022, the Las Vegas Raiders hired Schuplinski as their senior offensive assistant coach. The following year on March 8, 2023, he was promoted to tight ends coach. [15]

Los Angeles Rams

On March 8, 2024, the Los Angeles Rams announced they had hired Schuplinski to serve as a senior offensive assistant. [16]

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  3. ↑ "Spartans Represented by Two Former Coaches at this Year's Super Bowl". Case Western Reserve. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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