Cole Popovich (born February 15, 1985) is an

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coach who is the Assistant offensive line coach for the Houston Texans of the

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(NFL).

College career

Popovich was a four-year starter as left guard on the

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team from 2004 to 2007. He was also named a unanimous Freshman

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n in 2005.

Coaching career

Popovich coached at the collegiate level for 5 seasons, working in various colleges such as Los Angeles Valley, Fresno City, Utah State, and Minot State before joining the Patriots' staff in 2016. He was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime. Popovich won his second Super Bowl title when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII. In 2020 it was announced that he would become the co-offensive line coach with Carmen Bricilloin order to replace Dante Scarnecchia. On July 23, 2021, despite

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desiring to keep Popovich on his offensive staff, it was reported that Popovich would not be coaching for the Patriots in 2021 due to reasons relating to the COVID-19 vaccine. Popovich was hired by Jon Sumrall at

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in January, 2022 to be the offensive line coach for the Trojans. On February 23, 2023, Popovich was hired by the Houston Texans to be their Assistant offensive line coach.

Personal life

Popovich is married to his wife Jessica, and they have two sons. He is related to NBA coaching legend Gregg Popovich.

References

External links

Fresno State Bulldogs bio

Minot State Beavers bio

New England Patriots bio
1985 births Living people Fresno State Bulldogs football players Utah State Aggies football coaches Minot State Beavers football coaches New England Patriots coaches Players of American football from California People from Madera County, California {{amfoot-coach-stub