23 Facts About Chuck Pagano

Chuck Pagano spent six seasons in the National Football League as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2012 to 2017.

Chuck Pagano served as the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens in 2011 and of the Chicago Bears from 2019 to 2020, and was an assistant coach for the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns.

Chuck Pagano was a three-year letterman and two-year starter at strong safety at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado.

Collegiately, Chuck Pagano was a four-year letterman and four-year starter at strong safety at Wyoming and graduated with a degree in marketing in 1984.

Chuck Pagano's coaching career began as a graduate assistant at the University of Southern California from 1984 to 1985 before a parallel move to University of Miami in 1986.

Chuck Pagano was outside linebackers coach at Boise State University from 1987 to 1988, then coached defensive backs at East Carolina University and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1989 and 1990, respectively.

Chuck Pagano first linked with Butch Davis in 1995, returning to the University of Miami to coach the secondary and coordinate special teams.

In 2001, Chuck Pagano joined Davis in the NFL as secondary coach for the Cleveland Browns.

Chuck Pagano was named to John Harbaugh's initial coaching staff with the Baltimore Ravens on February 12,2008.

Chuck Pagano served as defensive secondary coach for three seasons.

Chuck Pagano was promoted to Defensive Coordinator on January 18,2011, succeeding Greg Mattison who accepted a similar position at the University of Michigan.

That year, Chuck Pagano's defense finished third in both points allowed and in yards allowed; they finished 13th in takeaways and second in rushing yards allowed, the latter of which came to little surprise as Baltimore's defense has always been known for its ability to stop the run.

However, Chuck Pagano drastically improved the pass defense, going from 21st in passing yards allowed to 4th; they improved from ninth in passing touchdowns allowed to first in the league.

Chuck Pagano is known for his ability to stop opposing teams' pass attacks.

On January 25,2012, Chuck Pagano was named the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.

Chuck Pagano underwent treatment for leukemia from weeks 5 through 16; he returned, with his cancer in remission, during the final week of the regular season.

Chuck Pagano did manage to keep the Colts in playoff contention all season, which included a league-leading 6 wins with reserve quarterbacks.

Chuck Pagano was given a four-year contract extension at the conclusion of the season.

On January 11,2019, Chuck Pagano was hired by the Chicago Bears as their defensive coordinator, replacing Vic Fangio, who left to become the head coach of the Denver Broncos.

Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia in September 2012, and took an indefinite leave of absence of his coaching duties.

Chuck Pagano then underwent three months of treatment at the IU Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis.

Chuck Pagano returned to his head coaching duties on December 24,2012.

Chuck Pagano's nephew, Carlo Kemp, is an American football player for the Los Angeles Chargers.