If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. He followed Diaz to Mississippi State in 2015, becoming a defensive quality control coach. WebGregory Alexander Van Pelt (born May 1, 1970) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football Olson is on his way to the Rams to serve as their quarterbacks coach, according to ESPNs Adam Schefter (Twitter link). Quarterback Baker Mayfield thought Van Pelt did an excellent job filling in. Mayfield will enter his third season in 2020 playing under his fourth head coach and under his third play caller. When he called plays for the Vikings, he had the leagues Offensive Player of the Year in running back Adrian Peterson, but his quarterback at the time, Christian Ponder, also returned middling results. inPittsburgh,PA, College: 32 lingering post-draft questions: Will Lions have regrets? I had no idea Jim Haslett was still coaching in the NFL. CLEVELAND, Ohio Former Bengals quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt is expected to be the new Browns offensive coordinator. Draft: Pittsburgh Steelers in the 8th round (216th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft. After the bye, the Browns will have an immediate chance at revenge against the Ravens at home in Week 14. Get ALL the latest Browns Nation news straight to your inbox! Bengals hire Alex Van Pelt as quarterbacks coach Since their decisive win over the Bengals in Week 9, Cleveland has put up point totals of 7, 13 and 10, respectively. Big year for Baker as far as learning how to play through injury. At the same time, the play calling could have been much better, and Stefanski has a promising in-house option in Van Pelt. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. The story of the Cowboys scout and prospect son Dallas just drafted, Legacy pick: Cardinals take great-great-nephew of team's first-ever draft pick, Three Browns executives out after new GM hired, Supplemental Privacy Policy for Singapore. Van Pelt, a Bills backup quarterback for nine seasons, spent the past six seasons in Green Bay, including the past four as quarterbacks coach. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. At every previous stop, Musgrave served quarterbacks coach and/or offensive coordinator. Theyd be more fun to watch if they hired Lucy Van Pelt as their kicking coach. Former Buccaneers quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt's name emerges as a possible candidate to join the Steelers staff. We take great care to develop a strong client relationship, coupled with efficient communication. It was already reported that the longtime coach was going to be let go a few days ago, but the news just confirmed by team officials today. I think Kevin feels most comfortable calling the plays, and I don't know if I would disagree with him if I were in his shoes as well. Assistants from every team to consider as next NFL (Photo of Alex Van Pelt and Andy Dalton: Bryan Woolston / AP). Musgrave's coaching career began in 1997 as the Oakland Raiders' quarterbacks coach. Follow Zac on Twitter @AkronJackson. His next opportunity to call plays was for the Raiders. His assistant quarterbacks coach then was Stefanski, who is now bringing him to the Browns.