Joe DeCamillis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Joe DeCamillis
Los Angeles Rams
Position:Special teams coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1965-06-29) June 29, 1965 (age 56)
Arvada, Colorado
Career information
High school:Arvada (CO)
College:Wyoming
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

Joe DeCamillis (born June 29, 1965) is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). DeCamillis was formerly the special teams coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars for two seasons. Before that, he coached for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Wrestling career[]

DeCamillis did not play football in college. DeCamillis wrestled for the University of Wyoming where he was an All-American by virtue of finishing 8th at the 1988 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.[1][2][3]

Football coaching career[]

On May 2, 2009, the Dallas Cowboys practice facility collapsed during a wind storm. The collapse left DeCamillis and 11 other Cowboys players and coaches injured. DeCamillis and Rich Behm, the team's 33-year-old scouting assistant, received the most severe injuries. DeCamillis suffered fractured cervical vertebrae and had surgery to stabilize fractured vertebrae in his neck, and Behm was permanently paralyzed from the waist down after his spine was severed.[4] DeCamillis received much praise from the media and fans in the months following the incident for continuing to coach in his high energy style, wearing a neck brace, only 9 days following the incident.[5] He was finally able to remove the brace on August 10, 2009. The Cowboys gave him and Kyle Kosier the Ed Block Courage Award for 2009.

On January 16, 2013, DeCamillis was hired by the Bears. He had been interviewed by the Bears for their head coaching position, but was later hired as special teams coach and assistant head coach.[6] On January 19, 2015, DeCamillis was replaced by Jeff Rodgers.[7]

On January 20, 2015, DeCamillis was hired by the Denver Broncos.[8]

On February 7, 2016, DeCamillis was part of the Broncos coaching staff that won Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.[9]

On October 13, 2016, DeCamillis served as the interim head coach for Denver's game against the San Diego Chargers while Gary Kubiak was recovering from an illness.[10] The Broncos lost 21–13 in his head coaching debut.[11]

On January 13, 2017, DeCamillis was named as the special teams coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars.[12]

He was hired by the Los Angeles Rams on January 21, 2021 for the same position.[13]

Head coaching record[]

Team Year Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
DEN 2016 0 1 0 .000 – – – – –
DEN Total 0 1 0 .000 – – –
Total 0 1 0 .000 – – –

References[]

  1. ^ USA Wrestling. "Wyoming All-American wrestler Joe DeCamillis is interim coach for Super Bowl champion Broncos Thursday night". Teamusa.org. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "A Wyoming Cowboy Is Head Coach Of The Denver Broncos This Week". 1063cowboycountry.com. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Holmes, Ryan. "Former Wyoming All-American Joe DeCamillis To Coach Denver Broncos". FloWrestling. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Contact KOGOD: Comment Facebook Twitter (May 2, 2009). "Cowboys Practice Bubble Collapse". Deadspin.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  5. ^ DeCamillis makes inspirational return Archived May 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Seligman, Andrew (January 16, 2013). "AP Source: Kromer new Bears offensive coordinator". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  7. ^ "Bears bringing in Jeff Rodgers as special teams coordinator". Chicago Tribune. January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  8. ^ "Broncos Hire Joe DeCamillis As Special Teams Coach « CBS Chicago". Chicago.cbslocal.com. January 20, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  9. ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  10. ^ Mason, Andrew (October 10, 2016). "Joe DeCamillis to guide Broncos while Gary Kubiak recuperates". Denver Broncos. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  11. ^ Heath, Jon (October 14, 2016). "Joe DeCamillis 'sick to stomach,' accepts blame after loss to Chargers". USA Today. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  12. ^ Oesher, John (January 13, 2017). "Joe DeCamillis named special teams coordinator". Jacksonville Jaguars. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  13. ^ Jackson, Stu (January 21, 2021). "Rams agree to terms with Joe DeCamillis to be team's new special teams coordinator". www.therams.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
Retrieved from ""