John Frank Bonamego was born on August 14,1963 and is an American football coach who serves as a special teams assistant for the Tennessee Volunteers.
25 Facts About John Bonamego
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John Bonamego recently served as a senior coaching assistant for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League.
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John Bonamego has two decades of college and pro coaching experience.
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John Bonamego played college football at Central Michigan and was head coach of the team from 2015 to 2018.
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John Bonamego has been an assistant for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints in the NFL.
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John Bonamego graduated from Paw Paw High School in Paw Paw, Michigan.
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John Bonamego played wide receiver and quarterback at Central Michigan University.
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John Bonamego earned his degree in health and fitness in 1987.
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In 1987, John Bonamego coached at Mount Pleasant High School in Michigan and was a player-coach in Europe with the Verona Redskins.
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John Bonamego served as a college assistant for 11 years, coaching for Maine from 1988 to 1991, Lehigh in 1992 and Army from 1993 to 1998.
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John Bonamego first joined the NFL in 1999 as an assistant special teams coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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John Bonamego held the position for three seasons before serving his final year with the team as special teams coordinator in 2002.
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On January 20,2012, John Bonamego was hired as special teams coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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In 2003, John Bonamego joined the Green Bay Packers as the special teams coordinator and served in that capacity for three seasons under Mike Sherman.
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In 2006, John Bonamego was hired by Sean Payton as special teams coordinator for the New Orleans Saints and held the job for two seasons.
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John Bonamego is remembered for calling for what turned out to be a successful blocked punt by Steve Gleason in the first game at the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina.
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John Bonamego returned to the Saints for the 2011 season as the assistant special teams coordinator.
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On February 9,2015, John Bonamego was introduced as the 28th football head coach in the history of Central Michigan University.
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John Bonamego is the first alum to serve as Central Michigan's head coach since Bill Kelly from 1951 to 1966.
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John Bonamego signed a five-year contract worth $350,000 annually with an additional $125,000 for radio and television appearances.
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On November 23,2018, John Bonamego was fired by Central Michigan after the team suffered the worst season in team history.
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John Bonamego awarded "Bono Gear" to players who stood out on special teams.
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John Bonamego handed out traveling trophies after every Lions victory to the special-teams player who led in categories like blocks, tackles or being the first player down to cover kickoffs.
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John Bonamego was shifted to senior coaching assistant on February 23,2021.
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John Bonamego won his first Super Bowl when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.