Mike Pellegrino
Mike Pellegrino is an American football coach who is the current cornerbacks coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
| New England Patriots | |
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| Position: | Cornerbacks coach |
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| Born: | July 24, 1993 Oakdale, New York |
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| High school: | Connetquot (Bohemia, New York) |
| College: | Johns Hopkins |
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Coaching career
New England Patriots
Pellegrino joined the Patriots as an intern in 2015. He would serve as a coaching assistant [1]for four years being promoted to cornerbacks coach in 2019.[2] He was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[3]
Personal life
Pellegrino was a star on the Johns Hopkins lacrosse team where he was selected as captain for two years. He was also selected as an All-American twice. In the 2015 Major League Lacrosse Draft, [4]Pellegrino was drafted by the New York Lizards in the second-round where he would play for a year. Thereafter, he joined the Boston Cannons for his second season.[2] In addition to his lacrosse ventures, he is the son of Joseph and Kerri-ann Pellegrino, and he has one brother Joe.
References
- "LI's Pellegrino is super assistant for Patriots". Newsday. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- Daniels, Mark. "Patriots assistant Pellegrino moonlighted as pro lacrosse player". Providence Journal. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- "Mike Pellegrino". US Lacrosse. Retrieved April 15, 2020.