Position: Quarterbacks coach Role Coach | Name Alex Pelt | |
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Date of birth: (1970-05-01) May 1, 1970 (age 45) Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania High school: San Antonio (TX) Churchill NFL draft: 1993 / Round: 8 / Pick: 216 | ||
Alex van pelt s college baseball recruiting video pitching
Gregory Alexander Van Pelt (born May 1, 1970) is an American football coach and former player who is the current quarterbacks coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).
Contents
- Alex van pelt s college baseball recruiting video pitching
- Alex van pelt s college baseball recruiting video fielding hitting
- College
- Professional
- Broadcasting career
- University at Buffalo
- Frankfurt Galaxy
- Buffalo Bills
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Green Bay Packers
- Personal life
- References
Alex van pelt s college baseball recruiting video fielding hitting
College
Van Pelt attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a star college quarterback for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team. When Van Pelt left Pittsburgh, he held school passing records that he had taken from Dan Marino. His single season mark of 3,163 passing yards was broken in 2003 by Rod Rutherford.
Professional
Van Pelt was an eighth round draft pick of his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers, but was released during training camp. Van Pelt spent three games with the Kansas City Chiefs late in the 1993 NFL season following a hamstring injury to Joe Montana. He was re-signed by the Chiefs prior to the 1994 NFL season, but was released during training camp. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills later in the 1994 season following a knee injury sustained by Jim Kelly and spent the remainder of his career as a backup with the Bills.
Van Pelt's first NFL win as a starter would come on November 2, 1997, against Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins. In 2001, he started 8 games, going 2-6, and playing well enough to justify a contract extension that would allow the Bills to release failed Doug Flutie successor Rob Johnson. Van Pelt would not start any games after 2001 due to a Bills trade with the New England Patriots for Drew Bledsoe, who became the full-time starting quarterback. Van Pelt remained with the team as Bledsoe's backup for the next two seasons before retiring.
In his eleven year career, Van Pelt totaled 16 touchdowns and 24 interceptions on 477 pass attempts in 31 career appearances and 11 starts.
Broadcasting career
After retiring from football in 2004, Van Pelt was John Murphy's partner on Bills Radio Network broadcasts. He did color commentary for the radio broadcast of all Bills games until the 2005 season.
University at Buffalo
Van Pelt was a volunteer winter quarterbacks coach for the University at Buffalo in 2005.
Frankfurt Galaxy
Van Pelt was the quarterbacks coach for the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe, the NFL's developmental league, in 2005, where he was responsible for all offensive play calling.
Buffalo Bills
On February 13, 2006, Van Pelt was hired to Dick Jauron's coaching staff as Offensive Quality Control Coach for the Buffalo Bills. On January 16, 2008, the Bills promoted him from offensive quality control coach to quarterbacks coach. On September 4, 2009, the Bills promoted Van Pelt to offensive coordinator after Turk Schonert was fired.
On January 4, 2010, Van Pelt, along with the rest of the Bills coaching staff, was fired following a disappointing 6–10 season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Van Pelt was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the quarterbacks coach on February 1, 2010. When Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris was fired on January 2, 2012, the whole staff was let go as well.
Green Bay Packers
Van Pelt was hired by the Packers as the Running Backs Coach on February 13, 2012. On February 7, 2014, Van Pelt was promoted to Quarterbacks Coach.
Personal life
Van Pelt lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin with his wife Brooke and their three children.