Tag: Justin Peelle

Bucs hire Justin Peelle as new tight ends coach

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a new tight ends coach in Justin Peelle

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have added to their coaching staff for the 2024 season, hiring Justin Peelle to serve as their new tight ends coach, the team announced Wednesday.

A fourth-round pick out of Oregon in the 2002 NFL draft, Peelle spent a decade in the NFL, splitting his time between the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers.

As a coach, the former tight end spent most of his 11 years in the league with the Philadelphia Eagles before serving as the tight ends coach for the Atlanta Falcons over the past three seasons.

Peelle replaces John Van Dam, who is now a pass game assistant under new offensive coordinator Liam Coen.

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Eagles’ tight ends coach Justin Peelle accepts same position with the Falcons

Eagles tight end’s coach Justin Peelle accepts a position with the Falcons

As the Eagles start a new era under head coach Nick Sirianni, the trickle-down has started to impact Doug Pederson’s former staff.

Bo Wulf via the Atlanta Falcons official website is reporting that Eagles tight ends coach Justin Peelle is accepting the same position on Arthur Smith’s new staff.

Peelle played a large role in the development of three-time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert.

Under Peelle’s tutelage, Philadelphia’s tight ends recorded the most receptions (417) and receiving yards (4,388) of any team in the NFL over the past three seasons.

Originally selected by the Chargers in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft, Peelle played 10-seasons in the NFL with the Chargers (2002-05), Miami Dolphins (2006-07), Atlanta Falcons (2008-10), and San Francisco 49ers (2011), logging 123 receptions for 1,003 yards and 12 touchdowns in 151 career games.

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Falcons hire Matt Pees, three other assistant coaches

Another handful of assistants were added to the Falcons’ new coaching staff on Saturday, including two more former Titans coaches.

Another handful of assistants were added to the Atlanta Falcons’ new coaching staff on Saturday, including two more former Titans coaches.

The team hired Gary Emanuel to be the defensive line coach, Justin Peelle as the tight ends coach, Steve Hoffman as a senior assistant and Matt Pees as a defensive assistant.

Emanuel was the New York Giants defensive line coach from 2018-2019 under head coach Pat Shurmur. Prior to that, he spent time with the Indianapolis Colts, San Francisco 49ers and various colleges dating back to his debut at Plymouth State in 1981.

Peelle has been the tight ends coach for the Eagles since 2015, but became available after the team fired head coach Doug Pederson. Peelle played the position for the Falcons from 2008-2010, racking up 37 catches for 370 receiving yards and five touchdowns.

Hoffman served as the special teams coordinator in Tennessee for two years (2016-2017), and spent a season in Atlanta as a special teams assistant in 2006. He was a special teams coach for the Dallas Cowboys for over 15 years.

Matt Pees, a former defensive assistant for the Titans, is the son of the Falcons’ new defensive coordinator, Dean Pees. He most recently served as the head coach at Findlay High School, but resigned to join Atlanta’s staff.

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