18 Facts About Doug Marrone

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Douglas Charles Marrone was born on July 25,1964 and is an American football coach and former offensive lineman who is the offensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.

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Doug Marrone came to prominence as the head coach at Syracuse from 2009 to 2012, where he previously played college football.

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Doug Marrone served as the head coach of the NFL's Buffalo Bills from 2013 to 2014 and the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2016 to 2020.

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Doug Marrone helped the Bills obtain their first winning record for a decade during the 2014 season, but opted-out of his contract the same year.

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Doug Marrone returned to college football before being hired by the Saints in 2022.

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Doug Marrone was a three-year letterman at Syracuse University, playing from 1983 to 1985 on the offensive line; he returned to graduate from the university in 1991.

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Doug Marrone was drafted in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Raiders, but failed to make the 53-man roster.

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8.

Doug Marrone ended his playing career taking the field in 1991 and 1992 with the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football, helping to win the World Bowl for the Monarchs in 1991.

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On December 11,2008, after the 2008 season, Doug Marrone was chosen as Syracuse University's head football coach by athletic director Daryl Gross.

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Doug Marrone was the first Syracuse alumnus to serve as head football coach since Reaves H Baysinger in 1948.

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When Doug Marrone was interviewed by Green, it was learned that Doug Marrone had kept a folder of current high school players in the Syracuse area to get a head start in recruiting.

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On January 6,2013, Doug Marrone was chosen to succeed Chan Gailey as head coach of the Buffalo Bills.

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Doug Marrone exercised the out clause and quit on December 31,2014, and still collected his 2015 salary in full.

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On December 19,2016, Doug Marrone was named the interim head coach of the Jaguars following the firing of former head coach Gus Bradley.

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Doug Marrone coached the final two games of the 2016 season.

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On December 31,2019, Jaguars owner Shahid Khan announced that Doug Marrone would be retained for the 2020 season, despite back to back losing seasons since making it to the AFC Championship in 2017.

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On January 19,2021, Doug Marrone was named the offensive line coach at the University of Alabama under head coach Nick Saban.

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On February 9,2022, Doug Marrone was hired as the offensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints under new head coach Dennis Allen.