Mike Pettine

Michael M. Pettine (born September 25, 1966) is an American football coach and former college player who was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL), as well as the defensive coordinator for the NFL's Buffalo Bills and New York Jets.

Playing career
Pettine earned all-state honors as a quarterback and defensive back Central Bucks High School West. The head coach was his father, Mike Pettine, Sr., who is renowned in the area for compiling a record of 326–42–4 in 33 seasons and winning four state championships.

Pettine played free safety at the University of Virginia, graduating in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in economics.

High school coaching
Pettine coached high school football in Pennsylvania at North Penn and William Tennent high schools after working as a graduate assistant at the University of Pittsburgh (1993–1994). He also spent four years as an assistant coach under his father at Central Bucks West High School. In 1999, a New York Times TV crew documented the North Penn football season for ESPN in a film titled The Season. The TV show consisted of two separate hours and followed the team behind the scenes during the 1999 season and highlighted the rivalry between North Penn and Central Bucks West.

Baltimore Ravens
Pettine joined the Ravens in 2001 and was promoted to OLB's coach in 2005 when Rex Ryan became defensive coordinator.

New York Jets
Pettine, as Rex Ryan's "right-hand man", reportedly received a three-year deal to lead the Jets defense. Pettine has been credited with contributing strongly to the Jets number one defense in the NFL in 2009. His tenure with the Jets ended after the 2012 season, with the expiration of his contract.

Buffalo Bills
Pettine was hired to be the defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills on January 9, 2013.

Cleveland Browns
Pettine was hired to be the head coach of the Cleveland Browns on January 23, 2014. On January 3, 2016, the same day the Browns lost their last game of the season to finish 3–13, Pettine was fired, along with GM Ray Farmer. Pettine went 10–22 in his two seasons as Cleveland's head coach.

Coaching tree
NFL head coaches under whom Pettine has served:
 * Brian Billick, Baltimore Ravens (2002–2007)
 * John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens (2008)
 * Rex Ryan, New York Jets (2009–2012)
 * Doug Marrone, Buffalo Bills (2013)