New NY Jets head coach Adam gase at 2019 press conference | |
Date of birth | March 29 1978 |
Place of birth | Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. |
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Position | Head Coach |
College | Michigan State |
Coaching stats | Pro Football Reference |
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Adam Gase (born March 29, 1978) is an American football coach in the National Football League (NFL). He first became an offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos, who helped them reached to Super Bowl XLVIII, in which the Broncos would lose to the Seattle Seahawks. He became the head coach of the Miami Dolphins for 3 seasons, before being fired from the Dolphins in a 23-25 record after the season. He was then coaching the New York Jets to replace Todd Bowles, after Todd coached the Jets for 4 seasons. Adam was fired from the Jets after coaching them for 2 seasons in a 9-23 record.
Coaching career[]
Before becoming head coach of the New York Jets, Gase was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 2016 to 2018. Gase has worked with coaches Mike Martz and John Fox, including quarterback Peyton Manning for the Denver Broncos.
Michigan State[]
Gase began his coaching career in Michigan State while as an undergraduate student at Michigan State. He was an assistant to the coaching staff.[1]
LSU[]
When Gase graduated from Michigan State, he followed Saban to LSU for the 2000 season. In Gase's first season with LSU, he worked as a defensive graduate assistant and worked with recruiting. For the next two seasons, Gase worked full-time as a recruiting assistant for the Tigers.[2]
Miami Dolphins[]
The Miami Dolphins announced that Gase would be the 12th head coach in franchise history on January 9, 2016.[3] The Dolphins started the season with a 1–4 record, but would follow that up with a six-game winning streak. Gase finished his first season as head coach with a 10–6 record leading Miami to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Miami finished second in the AFC East behind the eventual Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots. In Gase's first career playoff game as head coach, the Dolphins lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 30–12 in the Wild Card round.
On December 31, 2018, a day after a 42-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills to close out the 2018 season, the Dolphins fired Gase as part of their organizational changes. He finished with a 23–25 regular season record as Miami's head coach.[4]
New York Jets[]
The New York Jets announced that Gase would be the 19th head coach in the team's history on January 11, 2019.[5]
Coaching tree[]
NFL head coaches under whom Gase has served:
- Nick Saban, LSU Tigers (2000–2002)
- Steve Mariucci, Detroit Lions (2003–2005)
- Rod Marinelli, Detroit Lions (2006–2007)
- Mike Nolan, San Francisco 49ers (2008)
- Josh McDaniels, Denver Broncos (2009–2010)
- John Fox, Denver Broncos (2011–2014), Chicago Bears (2015)
Assistant coaches under Gase who became NFL head coaches:
- Vance Joseph, Denver Broncos (2017–2018)
Personal life[]
Gase is married to Jennifer, the daughter of New York Jets linebackers coach Joe Vitt.[6]
References[]
- ↑ Perkins, Chris. Bio box: Get to know new Dolphins coach Adam Gase.
- ↑ Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase has Nick Saban in his DNA.
- ↑ Sessler, Marc (January 9, 2016). Miami Dolphins hire Adam Gase as new head coach. NFL.com. Retrieved on January 9, 2016.
- ↑ Miami Dolphins fire head coach Adam Gase. NFL. Retrieved on December 31, 2018.
- ↑ Adam Gase Is Jets' Choice for Head Coach.
- ↑ NFL News.