Rob Calabrese

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Rob Calabrese
Los Angeles Rams
Position:Offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990 (age 34)
Islip Terrace, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: East Islip (NY)
College: UCF
Career history
As a coach:

Rob Calabrese (born March 5, 1990) is an American football coach who is an offensive assistant for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the New York Jets.

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Early life and playing career

A native of Islip Terrace, New York, Calabrese played quarterback at East Islip High School, where he broke the school records for career passing yards and touchdowns, set by former NFL MVP and Calabrese's mentor Boomer Esiason. [1]

Calabrese played college football at UCF from 2008 to 2012. As a true freshman, he led the team in passing yards, completions, and passing attempts. After starting the first two games in 2009 as a sophomore, he was benched for Brett Hodges and spent the remainder of the season as a reserve quarterback. [2] He suffered a serious knee injury as a junior in a game against Marshall and sat out his senior season. [3] As a redshirt senior, he split time at both quarterback and wide receiver while taking on more of a mentor role. [4]

Coaching career

Early coaching career

At the conclusion of his playing career, Calabrese joined the coaching staff at nearby Oviedo High School in the Orlando area as their varsity quarterbacks coach in 2013. He joined the coaching staff at his alma mater UCF in 2014 as a graduate assistant. [5] He was not retained following the departure of George O'Leary and the hire of Scott Frost. [6] He was hired as the running backs coach and assistant special teams coordinator at Wagner in 2016 before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2017 to replace Rich Scangarello. [7]

Denver Broncos

Calabrese was hired as a quality control assistant on January 23, 2019, once again working under Rich Scangarello, the newly hired offensive coordinator for the Broncos. [8] Calabrese was rumored to be a possibility to start at quarterback for the Broncos in 2020 for their game against the Saints after all of their quarterbacks were ruled out due to COVID-19 protocols and he took offensive practice reps. However, the NFL quickly shot down the idea due to not wanting teams to stock up on players by referring to them as coaches. [9]

New York Jets

On January 18, 2021, Calabrese was hired by the New York Jets to be their quarterbacks coach under head coach Robert Saleh. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Former NFL star Boomer Esiason says Rob Calabrese can be a great quarterback at UCF". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Rob Calabrese Deserved More Time for UCF". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Football Knights Rally Around Injured Calabrese". UCF Today. University of Central Florida. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Despite adversity, Calabrese has never wavered in his commitment to UCF". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ex-UCF QB Rob Calabrese Hired as Graduate Assistant". Knight News. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Offensive grad assistant Calabrese leaves UCF Football". Central Florida Future. USA Today. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Get To Know Offensive Coordinator Rob Calabrese". Wagner University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Report: Broncos hire T.C. McCartney as their QB coach and Rob Calabrese as an Offensive Assistant". Mile High Report. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Broncos won't have quarterbacks against Saints because of COVID contact concerns". 9News. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Report: Robert Saleh hiring John Benton, Greg Knapp, Rob Calabrese as offensive assistants". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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