Peter Hansen (American football)

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Peter Hansen
Carolina Panthers
Position:Linebackers coach
Personal information
Born: (1979-05-30) May 30, 1979 (age 44)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Career information
College: Arizona
Career history
As a coach:

Peter Scott Hansen (born May 30, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is the linebackers coach for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL).

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Playing career

Hansen attended Palo Alto High School where played football for his father, head coach Earl Hansen. Peter quarterbacked the Vikings to their first-ever Central Coast Section in 1995 and scored two touchdowns in a 14–10 win over Saratoga High School in the Division IV finals. Hansen played both football and basketball at the University of Arizona. At Arizona, he blocked seven field goals and point-after attempts during his career and earned second team all-Pac-10 Conference honors in 2000 as a special teams performer. [1] Following his graduation with a degree in economics, he played semi-professional football for the Cannes Iron Mask in Cannes, France in 2003. He played professional basketball for Club Falcon in Copenhagen, Denmark for the 2003–04 season. [1]

Coaching career

Hansen was an assistant coach under his father at Palo Alto High for four seasons (2004–07), working primarily with tight ends and defensive ends. He also served as the team's defensive coordinator during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. [1]

in 2008, Hansen was a strength-and-conditioning intern for the Stanford Cardinal football team. He was promoted to defensive assistant at Stanford in 2009. When Stanford defensive coordinator Vic Fangio moved to the San Francisco 49ers with head coach Jim Harbaugh, Hansen was hired as defensive assistant/quality control coach for the 49ers. [1] Hansen worked with film breakdown, scouting reports and practice preparation. [1]

In January 2014, Hansen returned to Stanford as inside linebackers coach. [2]

On January 21, 2020, Hansen was announced as the new defensive coordinator on Marcus Arroyo's inaugural staff at UNLV. [3] Following two seasons at UNLV, Hansen was hired as the linebackers coach for the Denver Broncos in 2022. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Keith, Peters (February 4, 2011). "Paly grad Peter Hansen joins staff of San Francisco 49ers". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  2. "Hansen rejoins football staff" (Press release). Stanford University Department of Athletics. January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  3. Taylor, John (January 21, 2020). "UNLV Hires Stanford Assistant Peter Hansen as DC". College Football Talk. NBC. NBC Sports. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. Samuels, Doug (8 February 2022). "The Scoop - Tuesday February 8, 2022". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved 8 February 2022.