Mike Pellegrino is an American football coach who is the cornerbacks coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He is also a former professional lacrosse player.
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Position: | Cornerbacks coach |
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Born: | Oakdale, New York, U.S. | July 24, 1993
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High school: | Connetquot (Bohemia, New York) |
College: | Johns Hopkins |
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Pellegrino joined the Patriots as an intern in 2015.[1] He would serve as a coaching assistant for four seasons in total before being promoted to Cornerbacks Coach in 2019.[2]
Pellegrino 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.[3][4] He won his second Super Bowl title when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII.[5]
Pellegrino was a star on the Johns Hopkins lacrosse team where he was selected as captain for two years. He was also selected as an All-American twice. In the 2015 Major League Lacrosse Draft,[6] Pellegrino was drafted by the New York Lizards in the second-round where he would play for a year. Thereafter, he joined the Boston Cannons for his second season.[7] He is the son of Joseph and Kerri-ann Pellegrino, and he has one brother Joe.