Andre Patterson (American football)
| Minnesota Vikings | |
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| Position: | Defensive line coach |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | June 12, 1960 |
| Place of birth: | Camden, Arkansas |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Camden (AR) Fairview |
| College: | Montana |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
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Andre Patterson (born June 12, 1960) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously been a defensive line coach for the Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, and New England Patriots.
College career
Patterson started his college football playing career at Contra Costa College from 1978-1980 as a defensive lineman. He then transferred to the University of Montana in 1981 before suffering a career-ending knee injury. Patterson graduated from Montana in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education.
Coaching career
High school and college
Patterson started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Montana. He then became a head coach at Renton High School from 1983-1986 and Santa Monica High School in 1987. He returned to the college football level in 1989 with Western Michigan as a defensive coordinator. Patterson remained as a college football coach on defense with several different teams until 1997 when he received his first opportunity to coach in the NFL.
NFL
In 1997, New England Patriots head coach Pete Carroll brought Patterson in to be the defensive line coach. Patterson then became a defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, and Denver Broncos before returning to the NCAA in 2008.
Return to collegiate level
Patterson became an assistant head coach and defensive line coach at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas from 2008-2009.[1] He became the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at the University of Texas in El Paso from 2010-2012.[2] His most recent college football stint was with Florida International in 2013 as an assistant head coach and defensive line coach.
Return to the NFL
In 2014, Patterson returned to the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL as the defensive line coach under first-year head coach Mike Zimmer. Patterson lead a strong defensive line in 2015, when the Vikings won their first NFC North Division Title since 2009 and allowed the 5th fewest points on defense.[3][4]
Personal
Andre Patterson is married to his wife, Donna. They have two children: Andre Jr. and Ashmera.
References
- ↑ "Andre Patterson bio". University of Nevada. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Andre Patterson bio". University of Texas. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ↑ Young, Lindsey (January 9, 2016). "Vikings Defensive Line Overcame Obstacles Now Fully Charged for Wild Card Game". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Andre Patterson bio". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved January 13, 2016.