Jake Peetz

Jake Peetz (born April 5, 1983) is an American football quarterbacks coach for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL).

Jake Peetz
Carolina Panthers
Position:Quarterbacks coach
Personal information
Born: (1983-04-05) April 5, 1983
O'Neill, Nebraska
Career information
High school:St. Mary's (O'Neill, Nebraska)
College:Nebraska
Career history
As coach:
As executive:

Coaching career

Before his first major coaching job, Peetz spend time with UCLA, the Jacksonville Jaguars, Alabama, & the Washington Redskins.[1] He would rejoin his former head coach in Jacksonville, Jack Del Rio, with the Oakland Raiders in 2017.[2]

Oakland Raiders

After spending two years as an assistant, Peetz was named the quarterbacks coach of the Oakland Raiders.[3] The Raiders went 6-10 and head coach Jack Del Rio was fired at the end of the season.[4] Under his coaching, Derek Carr was named to the Pro Bowl.[5]

Carolina Panthers

After spending a year at Alabama, Peetz was named the running backs coach of the Carolina Panthers in 2019 after former coach Jim Skipper retired.[6] Under his coaching, Christian McCaffrey led the NFL in touches, total touchdowns and all-purpose yards. He also led all running backs in points scored and receptions, and was named 1st-team All-Pro.[7][8][9] In 2020, Peetz was named the team's quarterbacks coach under new head coach Matt Rhule.[10]

References
  1. "Redskins Finalize 2014 Coaching Staff". Redskins.com. February 4, 2014. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  2. McClain, Chris (February 10, 2015). "Rod Woodson returns to coaching staff". Oakland Raiders. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. "Raiders announce Downing as offensive coordinator, Peetz QB coach". NBCS Bay Area. January 14, 2017. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. Shook, Nick (December 31, 2017). "Oakland Raiders fire head coach Jack Del Rio". NFL.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. Kagarakis, Anna (January 22, 2018). "Raiders Derek Carr selected to 2018 Pro Bowl". 95.7 The Game. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  6. DeLong, Jonathan (February 20, 2019). "Panthers running backs coach Jim Skipper retires". Cat Scratch Reader. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  7. "2019 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  8. "McCaffrey named to All-Pro team at 2 positions". ESPN.com. January 3, 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  9. Henson, Max (December 17, 2019). "Christian McCaffrey and Luke Kuechly named to 2020 Pro Bowl". Panthers.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  10. "Panthers announce 2020 coaching hires". Panthers.com. January 31, 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
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