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| Position: | Run game coordinator |
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| Born: | August 4, 1989 Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Oregon |
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T. J. Paganetti (born August 4, 1989) is an American football coach who currently serves as the run game coordinator for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He won Super Bowl LII and Super Bowl LIX with the Philadelphia Eagles, and also previously served as an assistant coach for the University of Oregon. [1]
Paganetti began his coaching career while a student at the University of Oregon as an undergraduate offensive intern from 2007 until 2008. From 2009 until 2011, he served as a student assistant working with the offense and quarterbacks. In 2012, he was an offensive intern working with quarterbacks. [2]
In 2013, Paganetti was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as an offensive analyst to serve under newly hired head coach Chip Kelly, who he coached with during his first stint at Oregon. He served in this role until 2014. [3]
Paganetti returned to Oregon from 2015 until 2016 and served as a graduate assistant after graduating from college. [4]
In 2017, Paganetti returned to Philadelphia and was hired as an offensive quality control coach and assistant offensive line coach, serving under Jeff Stoutland. He helped the Eagles win their first Super Bowl during the 2017 season. In 2019, he was promoted to the assistant running backs coach position. [5] He was retained by newly hired head coach Nick Sirianni and served as an offensive quality control coach from 2021 until 2022 [6] before being promoted to the run game specialist and assistant tight ends coach in 2023. [7] He was named run game coordinator and assistant offensive line coach on February 23, 2024. [8] He was part of the coaching staff that won Super Bowl LIX over the Kansas City Chiefs. [9]
On February 18, 2025, the New Orleans Saints hired Paganetti to serve as part of the team's coaching staff. [10]
Paganetti received his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oregon in 2012. [11]