Dave Ragone
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Ragone in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1979-10-03) October 3, 1979 (age 44)
Middleburg Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
College:Louisville
NFL Draft:2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 88
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:0–1
Passing yards:135
Passer rating:47.4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Coaching stats at PFR

David Patrick Ragone (born October 3, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who most recently served as the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins and Tennessee Titans.

Ragone played college football at the University of Louisville and played in the NFL and NFL Europe for four seasons.

Early years

Ragone attended St. Ignatius High School and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior quarterback, he was an All-State first-team honoree and led his team to the State Semi-Final game, losing 20–19 against Canton McKinley. Also as a senior, he was a starter on the basketball team that went on to be the State Runner-Up.

In the fall of 2009, Ragone was inducted into the Saint Ignatius Athletic Hall of Fame.

Playing career

College

During his college career at the University of Louisville, he went 27–11 as a starting quarterback, including an 11–1 mark in 2001. Ragone finished his college years as Louisville's second all-time leading passer. He was a three-time All-American honorable mention and three-time Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year.

National Football League

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m) 		249 lb
(113 kg) 		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.99 s 1.78 s 2.93 s 4.36 s 7.42 s 30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 8 ft 5 in
(2.57 m)
All values from NFL Combine.[1]
Ragone in 2005

Ragone was selected in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans and started in two games behind David Carr.[2] In 2005, Ragone was named NFL Europe's Offensive MVP, leading the Berlin Thunder to World Bowl XIII. Ragone was waived by the Texans and claimed by the Cincinnati Bengals in May 2006. In June 2006, the Bengals traded Ragone to the St. Louis Rams.

Ragone was released by the Rams during training camp prior to the 2006 season. He then began a sports talk show on Louisville, Kentucky radio station WQKC.

Coaching career

Hartford Colonials

On March 19, 2010, Ragone was named the wide receiver/quarterback coach for the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League.[3] Under his coaching, quarterback Josh McCown was named Offensive Player of the Week on September 20, 2010.[4][5] He would also lead the league in passer rating & touchdown passes.[6]

Tennessee Titans

On February 22, 2011, Ragone was hired by the Tennessee Titans as their wide receivers coach, following his head coach Chris Palmer who was named offensive coordinator on the 15th.[7] During the 2011 season, the Titans went 9–7 and missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season.[8] Under his coaching, wide receiver Nate Washington eclipsed 1,000 yards and recorded seven touchdowns.[9]

During the 2012 NFL draft, the Titans selected wide receiver Kendall Wright with the 20th pick.[10] Wright would go on to lead all NFL rookies with 64 receptions.[11] The Titans went 6–10 in 2012, and missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year.

On January 18, 2013, Ragone was reassigned from wide receiver to quarterbacks coach, replacing Dowell Loggains who was promoted to offensive coordinator after the Titans fired Chris Palmer on November 26, 2012.[12] The Titans went 7-9 and missed the playoffs for the fifth straight year. At the end of the season, head coach Mike Munchak was fired, leaving Ragone without a job.[13]

Washington Redskins

On February 27, 2015, Ragone was hired as the offensive quality control coach for the Washington Redskins.[6]

Chicago Bears

On January 22, 2016, Ragone was named quarterbacks coach of the Chicago Bears under head coach John Fox.[14] The Bears went 3–13 and missed the playoffs, the worst record for the franchise since the NFL moved to 16-game seasons in 1978. Although Ragone was tasked with coaching quarterback Jay Cutler, Cutler and the team struggled with injuries, forcing backups Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley into action.[15] The Bears also went 0–8 on the road for the first time in franchise history.

During the 2017 NFL Draft, the Bears selected quarterback Mitchell Trubisky with the 2nd overall pick.[16] They also signed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterback Mike Glennon in free agency.[17] The Bears went 5–11 and missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.[18]

When Fox was fired after the 2017 season,[19] Ragone was retained by new coach Matt Nagy; he was the lone offensive assistant from the Fox regime to stay with the Bears. The Bears went 12–4 in 2018, earning a winning season for the first time since 2012, making the playoffs and winning the NFC North for the first time since 2010. They would go on to lose to the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild card round 16–15 with Trubisky setting numerous franchise passing records.[20] Under his coaching, Trubisky would be selected to the Pro Bowl.[21]

The Bears went 8–8 in 2019 and missed the playoffs.[22] On January 16, 2020, Nagy hired John DeFilippo as quarterbacks coach and Ragone was promoted to passing game coordinator.[23]

Atlanta Falcons

On January 21, 2021, Ragone was hired by the Atlanta Falcons as their offensive coordinator under head coach Arthur Smith.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Dave Ragone, Louisville, QB, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com.
  2. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Doyle, Paul (March 19, 2010). "Colonials Announce Coaching Staff". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  4. ^ UFL Press (September 20, 2010). "Colonials Quarterback, Locos Linebacker and Tuskers Kicker Named UFL Players of Week 1 | UFL". Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Regional Digest (September 21, 2010). "McCown named Offensive Player of the Week". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Redskins Public Relations (February 26, 2015). "Redskins Add Dave Ragone To Coaching Staff". Redskins.com.
  7. ^ Regional Digest (February 23, 2011). "Ragone Leaves UFL for NFL". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  8. ^ West, August (January 1, 2012). "The Tennessee Titans Are Officially Eliminated From The 2011 NFL Playoffs". Music City Miracles. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  9. ^ Wyatt, Jim (January 5, 2012). "Season Falls Shy of Playoffs". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  10. ^ Hanstock, Bill (April 26, 2012). "2012 NFL Draft Results: Baylor WR Kendall Wright Selected By Tennessee Titans With 20th Overall Pick". SBNation.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  11. ^ Glennon, John (May 22, 2015). "What were Titans' 10 best rookie seasons?". The Tennessean.
  12. ^ Walker, Teresa (January 18, 2013). "Munchak Hires Three New Assistants". The Daily News-Journal (Murfreesboro, Tennessee). Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  13. ^ Kuharsky, Paul (January 4, 2014). "Titans fire coach Mike Munchak". ESPN.com.
  14. ^ Dickerson, Jeff (January 22, 2016). "Bears hire Dave Ragone to coach Jay Cutler, quarterbacks". ESPN.
  15. ^ Dickerson, Jeff (January 1, 2017). "Best thing about Bears' 2016 season? It's over". ESPN.com.
  16. ^ Alper, Josh (April 27, 2017). "Bears trade up to No. 2, take Mitchell Trubisky". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  17. ^ Smith, Michael (March 9, 2017). "Report: Bears, Mike Glennon to sign three-year, $43.5 million deal". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  18. ^ Stites, Adam (December 31, 2017). "Which teams are in the NFL playoffs, which are out". SBNation.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  19. ^ Patra, Kevin (January 1, 2018). "Chicago Bears fire coach John Fox after 5-11 season". NFL.com. National Football League.
  20. ^ Dickerson, Jeff (January 7, 2019). "Matt Nagy: Bears 'lucky' to have Mitchell Trubisky". ESPN. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  21. ^ Campbell, Rich (January 21, 2019). "Mitch Trubisky replaces Rams' Jared Goff to become 1st Bears quarterback in Pro Bowl since 1986". Chicago Tribune.
  22. ^ Hackman, Ryan (December 29, 2019). "The Chicago Bears were a fluke in 2018". Bear Goggles On. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  23. ^ Mayer, Larry (January 16, 2020). "Nagy announces additions to coaching staff". Chicago Bears. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  24. ^ Tabeek, Matthew (January 21, 2020). "Arthur Smith hires coaches, identifies coordinators". www.atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

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