 McAdoo coaching the New York Giants in 2016 | |
| New England Patriots | |
|---|---|
| Title | Senior defensive assistant |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1977-07-09)July 9, 1977 (age 48) Homer City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Homer City (PA) Homer-Center |
| College | Indiana (PA) |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season | 13–15 (.464) |
| Postseason | 0–1 (.000) |
| Career | 13–16 (.448) |
| Coaching profile atPro Football Reference | |
Benjamin Lee McAdoo (born July 9, 1977) is an Americanfootball coach who is currently serving as a senior defensive assistant of theNew England Patriots in theNational Football League (NFL). McAdoo was most notably thehead coach of theNew York Giants from 2016 to 2017, after serving as their offensive coordinator the previous two years under former head coachTom Coughlin. He was fired from that position on December 4, 2017[1] following a 2–10 start, along with benching longtime starting quarterbackEli Manning. At the time of his termination, his 28 regular season games were the fewest by a Giants coach since 1930.[2] Prior to working for the Patriots, McAdoo had also served as an assistant coach for severalcollege football teams, as well as for theNew Orleans Saints, theSan Francisco 49ers,Green Bay Packers,Jacksonville Jaguars, andCarolina Panthers.
McAdoo was born inHomer City, Pennsylvania. He graduated fromHomer-Center Junior/Senior High School in 1995. McAdoo attendedIndiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and earned a degree in health and physical education. Later, he received his master's degree inkinesiology fromMichigan State University.
Ben spent his time at Homer Center in Homer City PA. He was a leading tight end and then went on to be a coach. While attending Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), McAdoo began working as an assistant high school coach in his sophomore year of college. He returned to his alma mater Homer-Center to be an assistant coach for the 1996 and 1997 seasons, then he was an assistant atIndiana Area High School from 1998 to 1999. McAdoo graduated from IUPsumma cum laude in health and physical education.[3]
He then became a graduate assistant for theMichigan State Spartans football team under head coachBobby Williams while pursuing a master's degree in kinesiology atMichigan State University.[3] In the 2001 season, McAdoo earned his first collegiate coaching position as a graduate assistant for special teams and offense.[4]
McAdoo was the offensive line and tight ends coach atFairfield University for the 2002 season, in what would be the final season for theFairfield Stags football team.[4][3] In 2003, McAdoo became a graduate assistant at theUniversity of Pittsburgh under head coachWalt Harris and helped the team in the2003 Continental Tire Bowl.[4][3]
After initially accepting an assistant coach position atAkron, McAdoo resigned to become offensive quality control coach for theNew Orleans Saints in 2004 under head coachJim Haslett. McAdoo interviewed with offensive coordinatorMike McCarthy.[4][3]
McAdoo coached tight ends and offensive tackles atStanford for the 2005 spring camp, then resigned to be assistant offensive line and quality control coach for theSan Francisco 49ers, reuniting with Mike McCarthy.[4][3] In 2006, McCarthy became head coach for theGreen Bay Packers and added McAdoo to his staff as tight ends coach.[3] McAdoo coached tight ends for the Packers until the 2011 season, and then coached quarterbacks from 2012 to 2013. McAdoo was a member of the coaching staff of the2010 Packers team that wonSuper Bowl XLV.[4]
In 2014, McAdoo joinedTom Coughlin’s staff as the offensive coordinator for theNew York Giants.[5] In his first season as offensive coordinator, the Giants offense improved from the 28th-highest-scoring offense in 2013 underKevin Gilbride to 13th in 2014. In 2015, the offense took another leap forward, becoming the sixth-highest-scoring offense despite losing starting left tackleWill Beatty, starting wide receiverVictor Cruz, and starting tight endLarry Donnell for most of the season due to injury.
On January 14, 2016, McAdoo was named the Giants’ 17th head coach in franchise history.[6] On September 11,2016, McAdoo won his first game as head coach when the Giants defeated theDallas Cowboys 20–19.[7] The Giants finished the 2016 season with an 11–5 record under McAdoo, tying the franchise record held byDan Reeves in1993 for most regular season wins by a first year head coach. The Giants returned to the playoffs for the first time since2011, but lost to theGreen Bay Packers 38–13.
The Giants'2017 season was marred by numerous player injuries as well as multiple controversies, which included some players being suspended for team violations. The season began with an 0–5 start, the first for the team since2013. They broke the spell with a road victory in Week 6 against theDenver Broncos. On November 28, 2017 McAdoo replacedEli Manning withGeno Smith prior to the Week 13 game against theOakland Raiders, which ended Manning's 210-consecutive start streak. This marked an uproar in the Giants community, and was widely seen as the beginning of the end of McAdoo's tenure with the Giants. After losing 24–17 to the Raiders and with the team sitting at 2–10, McAdoo was fired by the Giants on December 4, 2017, along with general managerJerry Reese.[8]
On February 11, 2020, McAdoo was hired by theJacksonville Jaguars as their quarterbacks coach. He was let go following the season.
On May 26, 2021, McAdoo was hired by theDallas Cowboys as a consultant.[9]
On January 24, 2022, McAdoo was hired by theCarolina Panthers as their offensive coordinator under head coachMatt Rhule, replacingJoe Brady.[10]
On February 6, 2024, McAdoo was hired by theNew England Patriots as a senior offensive assistant.[11]
On February 5, 2025, McAdoo's position was changed to senior defensive assistant.[12]
McAdoo has known his wife, Toni, a fellow native ofHomer City, since elementary school. They married in 2006 and have two children: A daughter, Larkin, and a son, BJ.[13]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| NYG | 2016 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2nd in NFC East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost toGreen Bay Packers inNFC Wild Card Game |
| NYG | 2017 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | Fired | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 13 | 15 | 0 | .464 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||