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North Jersey born and raised, Anthony Campanile has landed the biggest job of his football career in North Florida.
The 42-year-old Fair Lawn native is the new defensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars, accepting the offer to join new head coach Liam Coen’s staff late Thursday night. Campanile spent last season with the Green Bay Packers as the linebackers coach and running game coordinator for another New Jersey native Jeff Hafley’s defense.
Campanile interviewed for the Giants’ defensive coordinator opening this time last year and impressed before Big Blue went with Shane Bowen, who had previous DC experience in Tennessee. Now Campanile gets his chance.
“Anthony Campanile represents exactly what we want to be as a defensive unit and football team,” Coen said in a statement. “He brings an aggressive defensive mindset and a system that is adaptable to our players and allows them to play fast and physical.”
Campanile has spent the past five seasons as an NFL assistant coach, first with the Miami Dolphins as linebackers coach (2020-23) and then with the Packers last season.
Campanile’s football life played out on the fields of Bergen County as part of what stands as one of the state’s most decorated high school gridiron legacies. His father, Mike, was the iconic coach of Paramus Catholic, while his four sons have followed in his footsteps. Anthony coached at Rutgers, where he played, before working at Don Bosco prior to stops at Boston College and Michigan with Jim Harbaugh.
Green Bay Packers linebackers coach and defensive running game coordinator Anthony Campanile leads players through a drill on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Ray Nitschke Field in Green Bay, Wis. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
His brother, Nunzio, coached with Anthony at Don Bosco and led Bergen Catholic to a State title; he’s now the…
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Author : The Bergen Record
Publish date : 2025-01-31 12:30:00
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