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| Tennessee Titans | |
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| Position: | Special teams coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1974-01-10)January 10, 1974 (age 51) Anaheim, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Morris Catholic |
| College: | Pacific (CA) Weber State |
| Career history | |
As a coach: | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | 0–3 (.000) |
| Career: | NFL: 0–3 (.000) NCAA: 3–19 (.136) |
| Coaching profile atPro Football Reference | |
John Fassel (born January 10, 1974) is an American professionalfootball coach who is thespecial teams coordinator for theTennessee Titans of theNational Football League (NFL). He was previously the special teams coordinator for theDallas Cowboys. He also served as a special teams coach for theBaltimore Ravens,Oakland Raiders andLos Angeles Rams, as well as interim head coach for the latter.
Fassel graduated fromMorris Catholic High School in 1992.[1] He prepped for two years atMilford Academy inNew Berlin, New York before attending theUniversity of the Pacific inStockton, California, where he played on thePacific Tigers football team before they dropped their program in December 1995.[2] He then playedwide receiver atWeber State University and, following graduation, spent time as an undrafted rookie free agent for theIndianapolis Colts in the preseason of the 1999 season.
On January 17, 2009,Oakland Raiders ownerAl Davis promoted Fassel to special teams coordinator after Brian Schneider took a job withPete Carroll atUSC.[3]
At the end of the 2011 NFL season, theOakland Raiders fired head coachHue Jackson and the entire coaching staff, including Fassel. During the season, Fassel had three special teams players (KSebastian Janikowski, PShane Lechler, and LSJon Condo) selected to the2012 Pro Bowl.
On February 1, 2012, the St. Louis Rams announced the hiring of Fassel as their special teams coordinator.[4] Fassel took a lead role in developing the talents of kickerGreg Zuerlein, punter and holderJohnny Hekker and long snapperJake McQuaide. Together, Zuerlein, Hekker, and McQuaide have combined for seven Pro Bowl appearances and remained together as a unit for seven seasons going into the2019 season. Under Fassel's guidance, Rams players earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors 15 times. On December 12, 2016, Fassel was announced as the interim head coach for the Los Angeles Rams, after the firing ofJeff Fisher.[5] On January 13, 2017, the day after being hired, new head coachSean McVay invited Fassel to remain on the Rams coaching staff.[6]
On January 7, 2020, Fassel was hired by theDallas Cowboys as their special teams coordinator. During his tenure in Dallas, Fassel aided in the development of kickerBrandon Aubrey, who earned multiplePro Bowl honors in2023 and2024 as well as being namedAll-Pro in the latter.
On January 20, 2025, theTennessee Titans hired Fassel to serve as their special teams coordinator.[7]
Fassel and his wife Elizabeth have three daughters.[8]
He is known by the nickname "Bones"[9] He is also the son of former NFL head coachJim Fassel.[10]
On July 26, 2015, Fassel rescued asurfer who was drowning in the ocean inManhattan Beach, California.[11]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Highlands Cowboys(Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(2003–2004) | |||||||||
| 2003 | New Mexico Highlands | 0–11 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2004 | New Mexico Highlands | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| New Mexico Highlands: | 3–19 | 2–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–19 | ||||||||
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| *LAR | 2016 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3rd in NFC West | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||
*Interim head coach