Andy Dickerson (born January 29, 1982) is an

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coach and former player who is the assistant offensive line coach for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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and has previously had coaching stints with the

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, and the

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Early life and education

Dickerson was born on January 29, 1982, and grew up in

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. He attended

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in his hometown and was team

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in three sports: wrestling, football and track and field. He later attended

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and played as an

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from 1999 to 2002. He also was a member of the Tufts track and field team, specializing in the hammer throw, discus throw and shot put. He graduated from Tufts in 2003 with a

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in education.

Coaching career

Dickerson served as a training camp intern for the

of the

(NFL) in 2003, later returning that year to Tufts as a

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. He was an intern in the

operations department in 2004 and became a full-time member of the department in 2005. He won

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with the Patriots in 2004. From 2006 to 2008, Dickerson served with the

as their defensive quality control coach and a coaching assistant. He joined the

as defensive quality control coach in 2009 and in 2010 was their assistant offensive line coach. He returned to the Jets in 2011 as a coaching assistant. He then became the assistant offensive line coach for the

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(later

) in 2012. He remained the team's assistant offensive line coach through 2020 and helped them reach the

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in 2018. At the time of his departure, he was the longest-tenured coach on the team. Dickerson became the run game coordinator for the

in 2021, following

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whom he played with at Tufts and coached with at New England and Los Angeles. He was promoted to offensive line coach in 2022. He was interviewed in 2024 to be the

offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator (OC) is a Coach (sport), coach responsible for a gridiron football team's offense (American football), offense. Generally, the offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator represent the second ...

for the Cleveland Browns and he later joined the team as offensive line coach. After one season where there was significant regression with the Browns' offensive line, Dickerson was fired on January 5, 2025. On February 11, 2025, the

hired Dickerson to serve as their assistant offensive line coach.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dickerson, Andy 1982 births Living people American football offensive linemen Players of American football from Wilmington, Delaware Coaches of American football from Delaware Tower Hill School alumni Tufts Jumbos football players Washington Redskins coaches Tufts Jumbos football coaches New England Patriots coaches New York Jets coaches Cleveland Browns coaches St. Louis Rams coaches Los Angeles Rams coaches Seattle Seahawks coaches