Anthony Campanile will be “at the office” this weekend.
The first-year Jacksonville defensive coordinator expects to be in constant communication with the Jaguars’ brain trust as they make their selections in the NFL Draft.
Actually, the Jags have hired someone who brings along his own “braintrust.” The 42-year-old Fair Lawn native is one of four Campanile brothers who coach football.
His father, Mike, coached Anthony when he played at Paramus Catholic in the late ’90s. His sister Gina is a former Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year in volleyball and mentors girls in her sport.
You could say it’s a “family business.”
“We talk a lot – as much as we can, considering the hours,” said Nunzio Campanile, the Syracuse quarterbacks coach and one of Anthony’s two older brothers.
“During the season, we’ll usually catch up later in the week. … In the offseason, it’s more sharing ideas, and then during the season, it’s more like, ‘Hey, just keep grinding away and focusing on the task at hand’.”
Anthony Campanile has been doing that for 20 years. He started out as a graduate assistant at Rutgers, his alma mater, and has coached at every level since, including the last five seasons in the NFL.
One brother, though, noticed his calling at a very young age.
Coaching roots
Nunzio Campanile was the keynote speaker at last month’s Bergen County Coaches Symposium. When asked if he foresaw Anthony ascending to the highest level of football among the family, he shared this story.
“He was about 6 years old. My uncle was coaching the pee-wee team in Fair Lawn, and Anthony was the youngest kid on the team,” Nunzio said.
“He doesn’t really play, he’s on the B-team or whatever. And my uncle is having this team meeting, with all the kids taking a knee, and Anthony stands up and goes, ‘Uncle Rich,…
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