1. Michael Priefer was born on August 21,1966 and is an American football coach currently serving as the special teams coordinator for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
19 Facts About Mike Priefer
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Mike Priefer has had two decades of pro coaching experience.
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Mike Priefer has held coaching positions for Navy, Youngstown State, Virginia Military Institute, and Northern Illinois at the college level.
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Mike Priefer has been an assistant for the Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL and has held coaching positions for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Giants.
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Mike Priefer was fired by the Browns on February 21,2023, following four years on the team's staff.
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Mike Priefer is the son of Chuck Mike Priefer, a retired NFL coach and special teams coordinator.
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Mike Priefer attended the United States Naval Academy, and then served in the United States Navy, serving from 1991 to 1994.
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Mike Priefer was stationed in the Persian Gulf as a helicopter pilot.
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Mike Priefer moved to the New York Giants in 2003 in a similar role.
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Mike Priefer worked with head coach Jim Fassel during the 2003 season, and during the 2004 season with new head coach Coughlin.
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From 2006 to 2008, Mike Priefer coached for the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC.
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Mike Priefer then moved to the Denver Broncos for the next two seasons.
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In 2011, Mike Priefer was hired as special teams coach for the Minnesota Vikings.
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In 2012, Mike Priefer won the Special Teams Coach of the Year, as voted on by his NFL counterparts.
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In 2016, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer had emergency eye surgery, and Priefer was named the head coach for the week 13 game against the Dallas Cowboys.
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In January 2019, Mike Priefer took a job as the next Special Teams Coordinator for his hometown Cleveland Browns.
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On January 5,2021, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski tested positive for COVID-19, and Mike Priefer took over as acting head coach.
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Mike Priefer served as the acting as head coach for the Browns' 2021 week 15 game against the Las Vegas Raiders after Stefanski tested positive for COVID-19.
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Mike Priefer was fired by the Browns on February 21,2023, following four years on the team's staff.