Albert Michael Groh III was born on December 19,1971 and is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the wide receivers coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
17 Facts About Mike Groh
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Mike Groh previously served as the wide receivers coach of the Indianapolis Colts and as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Bears and New York Jets.
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Mike Groh is a former starting quarterback at the University of Virginia.
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Mike Groh attended Randolph High School in Randolph, New Jersey, graduating in 1991.
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Mike Groh played football for the Randolph Rams, starting as the team's quarterback, safety, placekicker and punter.
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Mike Groh then kicked the winning 37-yard field goal as time expired to give Randolph its miraculous record breaking victory and the de facto state championship in what The Star-Ledger of Newark later named the greatest New Jersey high school game ever played.
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Mike Groh enrolled at the University of Virginia in the fall of 1991 and was redshirted as a true freshman.
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However, in the 1993 season, Mike Groh lost the quarterback competition to fellow redshirt sophomore Symmion Willis and again served as a backup.
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Mike Groh was hired as an assistant for his father Al, who was head coach of the New York Jets in 2000.
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Mike Groh was hired on the Virginia staff in 2001 as the wide receivers coach before he took on the task of coaching the Cavalier quarterbacks in 2003 along with the receivers.
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Mike Groh was relieved of the offensive coordinator position at the University of Virginia in December 2008.
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On February 21,2013, it was announced that Mike Groh was hired by the Chicago Bears as wide receivers coach.
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On January 21,2017, Mike Groh was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as their wide receivers coach under head coach Doug Pederson.
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Mike Groh was fired from the Eagles on January 9,2020, after they fell to the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs.
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On February 1,2020, Mike Groh was hired by the Indianapolis Colts as their wide receivers coach, reuniting with former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator and current Colts head coach Frank Reich.
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On February 10,2022, Mike Groh was hired by the New York Giants as their wide receivers coach under head coach Brian Daboll.
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Mike Groh is the son of former American football coach Al Mike Groh and his brother, Matt, is the director of player personnel for the New England Patriots.