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Charlie Weis
Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs Coach
NFL Coaching Experience: 15 Yrs (9 with Patriots)
School: Notre Dame
Born: Mar 30, 1956 Trenton New Jersey
Personal
Charlie Weis was born March 30, 1956, in Trenton, N.J. He excelled both athletically and academically at Middlesex (N.J.) High. He attended the University of Notre Dame, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in communications and education. While coaching in South Carolina, he earned his master’s degree in education. In 2003, Charlie and his wife Maura established the Hannah & Friends Foundation, dedicated to children affected by developmental disorders. In the spring of 2004, the first annual Hannah & Friends Celebrity Golf Classic was held to benefit the foundation. Charlie and Maura have two children, Charles Joseph and Hannah Margaret.
Coaching
Charlie Weis, a 26-year coaching veteran, including 15 seasons in the NFL, is enjoying his ninth season with the New England Patriots and his fifth as the team’s offensive coordinator. In 15 NFL seasons, his coaching contributions have helped produce three Super Bowl Championships, four conference titles and five division titles. Weis has experienced success at each stop in his coaching career and has gained widespread respect as one of the NFL’s most creative offensive coordinators.
Throughout his career, Weis has shown the ability to develop successful offensive players through his teaching methods. He has helped to advance the careers of Curtis Martin, Keyshawn Johnson, Ben Coates and, most recently, two-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback Tom Brady. Under Weis’ tutelage, the former sixth-round draft choice has become one of the NFL’s premier signal callers in just three seasons as a starter. Including the playoffs, Brady has compiled a 40-12 record as a starting quarterback since stepping in early in 2001, at which time Weis was also serving as New England’s quarterbacks coach.
Weis drew additional responsibilities mentoring the quarterbacks from 2001 to 2002, a role he accepted after suffering the personal loss of quarterbacks coach Dick Rehbein, one of his closest friends and coaching confidants, who died in August of 2001. That season, Drew Bledsoe started the first two games of the season before being sidelined with a serious chest injury. By the third week of the season, Weis was preparing Brady for his first NFL start, and over the course of the season, Brady blossomed into a Pro Bowl performer and earned the MVP award in Super Bowl XXXVI. From there, Brady continued to improve, leading the NFL with 28 touchdown passes in 2002, then turning in another Super Bowl MVP performance in 2003.
In recent seasons, Weis’ offense has allowed young offensive players such as Brady, Deion Branch, David Givens and Kevin Faulk to develop. In addition to helping the Patriots’ young stars emerge, Weis’s offense has allowed veterans such as Troy Brown, Christian Fauria and David Patten enjoy resurgences in their careers. Brown set a franchise record with 101 receptions in 2001, earning his first Pro Bowl nod in his ninth season in the league. Fauria led the team with seven touchdowns in 2002 (his eighth professional season), while Patten’s 61 catches in 2002 were the most of his seven-year career.
Weis also used contributions from a pair of 2002 draft picks to help the team to its second championship in 2003. In his second pro season, Branch led the team with 57 receptions, while fellow second-year player Givens paced the club with six receiving touchdowns. In the postseason, Givens added a pair of scores, while Branch’s 10 catches in Super Bowl XXXVIII tied for the third-most in Super Bowl history.
Weis began his professional coaching career with the New York Giants in 1990. After working in the Giants pro personnel department in 1989, Weis was named defensive assistant and assistant special teams coach. In his first season on the Giants coaching staff, the Giants claimed the Super Bowl title with a 16-3 overall record. In 1991, Ray Handley took over as coach of the Giants and named Weis his running backs coach. After two seasons on Handley’s staff, Weis began a four-year stint in New England.
In Weis’ previous tenure with the Patriots from 1993-96, he helped to develop some of the franchise’s best individual single-season performances from Coates, Martin and Terry Glenn, respectively. During his first four seasons in New England, he coached three different positions - tight ends, running backs and wide receivers. In 1993 and 1994, he served as the team’s tight ends coach, and in his second season at the position, Coates set an NFL record for receptions by a tight end with 96 and earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl. In 1995, Weis coached the Patriots’ running backs and was credited with developing Martin, a third-round ‘95 draft pick, into one of the premier running backs in the NFL. That year, Martin won Rookie of the Year honors and set franchise rushing records with 1,487 yards and 14 touchdowns. In 1996, Weis coached the team’s receivers, and under his tutelage, Glenn led the team and set an NFL rookie reception record with 90 catches for 1,132 yards and six touchdowns.
From 1997 to 1999, Weis called the offensive plays for the New York Jets. In his first season with the Jets, New York improved from 1-15 in 1996 to 9-7 in 1997. The eight-game improvement was the best in franchise history. In 1998, Weis was named the offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach after a year of handling the dual responsibilities. By season’s end, his offense ranked among the greatest in franchise history and led the team to their first division title. The team scored 416 points, the second highest total in franchise history (419 points in 1968) and averaged 357.2 yards per game. It was the second-best season average in Jets history (368.5 ypg in 1985). Both of Weis’ starting receivers, Johnson (1,131) and Chrebet (1,083), eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving plateau for the first time in their respective careers. It also marked the first time since 1986 that two Jets receivers reached that milestone in one season.
In 1999, Weis’ offense produced the league’s second-leading rusher and the AFC’s fourth ranked receiver. Martin rushed for 1,464 yards, falling just 90 yards shy of the rushing title. Johnson led the team and established career-highs with 89 receptions for 1,170 yards. He earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl nod at the end of the season.
Weis has enjoyed tremendous coaching success at all levels, including high school, college and in the pros. The Trenton native began his coaching career in 1979 at a high school in New Jersey. In 1985, he was hired as an assistant at the University of South Carolina, where he coached for four seasons before returning to New Jersey as the head coach at Franklin Township High in 1989. That year, he directed them to the New Jersey State Championship. In 1990, he launched his professional coaching career with the New York Giants and celebrated his first Super Bowl championship.
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Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs Coach
NFL Coaching Experience: 15 Yrs (9 with Patriots)
School: Notre Dame
Born: Mar 30, 1956 Trenton New Jersey
Personal
Charlie Weis was born March 30, 1956, in Trenton, N.J. He excelled both athletically and academically at Middlesex (N.J.) High. He attended the University of Notre Dame, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in communications and education. While coaching in South Carolina, he earned his master’s degree in education. In 2003, Charlie and his wife Maura established the Hannah & Friends Foundation, dedicated to children affected by developmental disorders. In the spring of 2004, the first annual Hannah & Friends Celebrity Golf Classic was held to benefit the foundation. Charlie and Maura have two children, Charles Joseph and Hannah Margaret.
Coaching
Charlie Weis, a 26-year coaching veteran, including 15 seasons in the NFL, is enjoying his ninth season with the New England Patriots and his fifth as the team’s offensive coordinator. In 15 NFL seasons, his coaching contributions have helped produce three Super Bowl Championships, four conference titles and five division titles. Weis has experienced success at each stop in his coaching career and has gained widespread respect as one of the NFL’s most creative offensive coordinators.
Throughout his career, Weis has shown the ability to develop successful offensive players through his teaching methods. He has helped to advance the careers of Curtis Martin, Keyshawn Johnson, Ben Coates and, most recently, two-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback Tom Brady. Under Weis’ tutelage, the former sixth-round draft choice has become one of the NFL’s premier signal callers in just three seasons as a starter. Including the playoffs, Brady has compiled a 40-12 record as a starting quarterback since stepping in early in 2001, at which time Weis was also serving as New England’s quarterbacks coach.
Weis drew additional responsibilities mentoring the quarterbacks from 2001 to 2002, a role he accepted after suffering the personal loss of quarterbacks coach Dick Rehbein, one of his closest friends and coaching confidants, who died in August of 2001. That season, Drew Bledsoe started the first two games of the season before being sidelined with a serious chest injury. By the third week of the season, Weis was preparing Brady for his first NFL start, and over the course of the season, Brady blossomed into a Pro Bowl performer and earned the MVP award in Super Bowl XXXVI. From there, Brady continued to improve, leading the NFL with 28 touchdown passes in 2002, then turning in another Super Bowl MVP performance in 2003.
In recent seasons, Weis’ offense has allowed young offensive players such as Brady, Deion Branch, David Givens and Kevin Faulk to develop. In addition to helping the Patriots’ young stars emerge, Weis’s offense has allowed veterans such as Troy Brown, Christian Fauria and David Patten enjoy resurgences in their careers. Brown set a franchise record with 101 receptions in 2001, earning his first Pro Bowl nod in his ninth season in the league. Fauria led the team with seven touchdowns in 2002 (his eighth professional season), while Patten’s 61 catches in 2002 were the most of his seven-year career.
Weis also used contributions from a pair of 2002 draft picks to help the team to its second championship in 2003. In his second pro season, Branch led the team with 57 receptions, while fellow second-year player Givens paced the club with six receiving touchdowns. In the postseason, Givens added a pair of scores, while Branch’s 10 catches in Super Bowl XXXVIII tied for the third-most in Super Bowl history.
Weis began his professional coaching career with the New York Giants in 1990. After working in the Giants pro personnel department in 1989, Weis was named defensive assistant and assistant special teams coach. In his first season on the Giants coaching staff, the Giants claimed the Super Bowl title with a 16-3 overall record. In 1991, Ray Handley took over as coach of the Giants and named Weis his running backs coach. After two seasons on Handley’s staff, Weis began a four-year stint in New England.
In Weis’ previous tenure with the Patriots from 1993-96, he helped to develop some of the franchise’s best individual single-season performances from Coates, Martin and Terry Glenn, respectively. During his first four seasons in New England, he coached three different positions - tight ends, running backs and wide receivers. In 1993 and 1994, he served as the team’s tight ends coach, and in his second season at the position, Coates set an NFL record for receptions by a tight end with 96 and earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl. In 1995, Weis coached the Patriots’ running backs and was credited with developing Martin, a third-round ‘95 draft pick, into one of the premier running backs in the NFL. That year, Martin won Rookie of the Year honors and set franchise rushing records with 1,487 yards and 14 touchdowns. In 1996, Weis coached the team’s receivers, and under his tutelage, Glenn led the team and set an NFL rookie reception record with 90 catches for 1,132 yards and six touchdowns.
From 1997 to 1999, Weis called the offensive plays for the New York Jets. In his first season with the Jets, New York improved from 1-15 in 1996 to 9-7 in 1997. The eight-game improvement was the best in franchise history. In 1998, Weis was named the offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach after a year of handling the dual responsibilities. By season’s end, his offense ranked among the greatest in franchise history and led the team to their first division title. The team scored 416 points, the second highest total in franchise history (419 points in 1968) and averaged 357.2 yards per game. It was the second-best season average in Jets history (368.5 ypg in 1985). Both of Weis’ starting receivers, Johnson (1,131) and Chrebet (1,083), eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving plateau for the first time in their respective careers. It also marked the first time since 1986 that two Jets receivers reached that milestone in one season.
In 1999, Weis’ offense produced the league’s second-leading rusher and the AFC’s fourth ranked receiver. Martin rushed for 1,464 yards, falling just 90 yards shy of the rushing title. Johnson led the team and established career-highs with 89 receptions for 1,170 yards. He earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl nod at the end of the season.
Weis has enjoyed tremendous coaching success at all levels, including high school, college and in the pros. The Trenton native began his coaching career in 1979 at a high school in New Jersey. In 1985, he was hired as an assistant at the University of South Carolina, where he coached for four seasons before returning to New Jersey as the head coach at Franklin Township High in 1989. That year, he directed them to the New Jersey State Championship. In 1990, he launched his professional coaching career with the New York Giants and celebrated his first Super Bowl championship.
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