Former Wisconsin safety, Super Bowl champion named head coach at St. John Neumann High School

Former Wisconsin safety, Super Bowl champion named head coach at St. John Neumann

Former Wisconsin star defensive back Chris Maragos was named head coach at St. John Neumann Catholic High School on Wednesday.

Maragos becomes the second former Badger in as many days to assume high school head coaching responsibilities, joining former star running back Brian Calhoun. On Tuesday, Calhoun became head coach at his alma mater, Oak Creek High School, outside of Milwaukee.

Maragos, a Racine, Wisconsin native, will now head to Naples, Florida for his opportunity with St. John Neumann. He takes over from former head coach Rich Crosby. He enters the high school coaching scene after one of the more successful NFL undrafted free agent stories in Wisconsin football history.

After transferring from Western Michigan after the 2006 season, Maragos switched from wide receiver to free safety for his two years with the Badgers (2008-09). He recorded 94 tackles and five interceptions during his 26-game UW tenure.

Despite going unselected in the 2010 NFL draft, Maragos played eight NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles.

Maragos spent the bulk of his pro career as an ace on special teams =. He played all 16 games for the Seahawks during their Super Bowl season in during 2013 before netting a multi-year contract with the Eagles from 2014-17. He was named special teams captain for Philadelphia during its Super Bowl run in 2017.

The Racine product finished his NFL career with 93 total tackles, two tackles for loss, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in 99 career contests.

Now, he’ll man the sidelines for a Celtics program looking to elevate into one of the premier private schools in a crowded Florida football scene.