Charles James Partridge (born December 7, 1973) is an

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coach who is the defensive line coach for the

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of the

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(NFL). He served as the assistant head football coach and defensive line coach at the

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, a position that he held since 2018. Partridge served as the head football coach at

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from 2014 to 2016.

Playing career

A native of

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, Partridge attended

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, where he was a team captain of the football team. Later he also attended

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Coaching career

Partridge's first coaching experience was as a graduate assistant with the

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and the Iowa State Cyclones. From there he became the defensive line coach of the Eastern Illinois Panthers. Partridge served as defensive line coach, linebackers coach, and special teams coordinator of the Pitt Panthers for five seasons before joining the Wisconsin Badgers. He was named co-defensive coordinator at Wisconsin in January 2011. On December 15, 2012 the

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announced the hiring of Partridge as the defensive line coach. Partridge was widely credited as Wisconsin's lead recruiter in the state of Florida, and helped land five-star running back Alex Collins for the Razorbacks in his first two months on the job. Partridge followed former

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head coach

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to Arkansas. Partridge was hired as the

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at Florida Atlantic on December 16, 2013. He was fired on November 27, 2016. On February 14, 2017 Partridge was announced as the defensive line coach at Pittsburgh.

Personal life

Partridge is married with two children.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Pittsburgh profile

"Charlie Partridge, New Colts Defensive Line Coach, Wants to Serve Latu & Paye,"
Kent Sterling, via YouTube.com, June 17, 2024. (Video.) {{DEFAULTSORT:Partridge, Charles 1973 births Living people American football defensive linemen Arkansas Razorbacks football coaches Drake Bulldogs football coaches Drake Bulldogs football players Eastern Illinois Panthers football coaches Florida Atlantic Owls football coaches Iowa State Cyclones football coaches Pittsburgh Panthers football coaches Wisconsin Badgers football coaches Iowa State University alumni Players of American football from Plantation, Florida Partridge, Charles Coaches of American football from Florida