Andrew Janocko Explained

Andrew Janocko
Current Team:New Orleans Saints
Position:Quarterbacks coach
Birth Date:6 April 1988
Birth Place:Clearfield, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:220
High School:Clearfield Area (PA)
College:Pittsburgh
Pastcoaching:
  • Rutgers (2011)
    Graduate assistant
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–)
    Offensive quality control coach
  • Mercyhurst (2014)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Minnesota Vikings (–)
    Offensive quality control coach
  • Minnesota Vikings
    Assistant offensive line coach
  • Minnesota Vikings
    Co-offensive line coach
  • Minnesota Vikings
    Assistant offensive line coach
  • Minnesota Vikings
    Wide receivers coach
  • Minnesota Vikings
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Chicago Bears (–)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • New Orleans Saints (–present)
    Quarterbacks coach

Andrew James Janocko (born April 6, 1988) is an American football coach who serves as the quarterbacks coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach with the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Mercyhurst University, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Rutgers University.

Playing career

Janocko played college football at Pittsburgh from 2007 to 2010, primarily as a backup quarterback and special teams holder. Originally a walk-on, he earned a scholarship his junior season.

Coaching career

Early career

After graduating from Pitt in 2010 with a degree in history, Janocko was hired to be a graduate assistant on Greg Schiano's staff at Rutgers.[1] He joined Schiano when he was named head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012, as an offensive assistant.[2] He spent the 2014 season as a quarterbacks coach at Mercyhurst in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Minnesota Vikings

In 2015, Janocko was hired by the Minnesota Vikings as an offensive quality control coach under head coach Mike Zimmer, working in that role before shifting to an assistant offensive line coach under Tony Sparano in 2017.

Janocko was named a co-offensive line coach along Clancy Barone for the 2018 season, after the sudden death of Sparano.[3] He was shifted back to the assistant offensive line coach in 2019 following the hire of Rick Dennison.

On January 27, 2020, Janocko was promoted to wide receivers coach.[4]

On February 9, 2021, Janocko was promoted to quarterbacks coach, replacing Klint Kubiak, who was promoted to offensive coordinator.[5] [6]

Chicago Bears

On February 3, 2022, Janocko was hired by the Chicago Bears as their new quarterbacks coach.[7] On January 10, 2024, Janocko was fired by the Bears along with offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert.

New Orleans Saints

On February 21, 2024, the New Orleans Saints announced that Janocko had been hired as their new quarterbacks coach.[8]

Personal life

Janocko's father Tim was a fullback at Penn State and has been the head coach at Clearfield Area High School since the 1980s.[9] [10] Janocko and his wife Natalie currently live in Chicago.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rutgers coach will miss former Pitt coach . TribLive . 21 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Rutgers loses football assistants Phil Galiano and Ben Sirmans to the NFL . nj.com . March 2012 . 21 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Vikings to Have TE, Assistant OL Coaches Take over for Tony Sparano After Death . Bleacher Report . 21 September 2020.
  4. Andrew Janocko To Take Over as Vikings Wide Receivers Coach . Sports Illustrated . 21 September 2020.
  5. Web site: Report: Vikings' WRs coach Andrew Janocko expected to become QBs coach . Yahoo Sports . 8 February 2021.
  6. Web site: Vikings Hire Keenan McCardell to Coach WRs; Andrew Janocko Now QBs Coach. www.vikings.com. en-US. 2021-02-09. 2021-02-09. Lindsey. Young.
  7. Web site: Bears coach Eberflus hires three assistants . Mayer, Larry. Chicagobears.com. February 3, 2022.
  8. Web site: Saints announce six offensive coaching hires . 2024-02-22 . www.neworleanssaints.com . en-US.
  9. Web site: Starkey: Support pours in for Pitt's Janocko . TribLive . 21 September 2020.
  10. Web site: A Football Family: Clearfield's NFL Connection . Tri-County Weekend . 21 September 2020.
  11. Web site: #SEENWedding: Modern romance plays out at the wedding of Natalie Bigley and Andrew Janocko . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . 21 September 2020.