John Fassel

Fassel is the son of former NFL coach Jim Fassel, a longtime NFL coach who guided the New York Giants to the Super Bowl during the 2000 season. John is a triathlete who has finished three Ironman distance triathlons. Fassel played wide receiver at Weber State, graduating in 1999 with a degree in Exercise Science. He was signed as a rookie free agent wide receiver with the Indianapolis Colts. He earned a master's degree in athletic administration at Idaho State University, where he was a graduate assistant and sports science instructor from 2000-01. In 1999 and 2001, Fassel coached wide receivers and recruited for Bucknell. In Spring 2000, Fassel was the strength and conditioning and wide receivers coach for the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe. From 2005-07, Fassel was Baltimore's assistant special teams coach. He helped the Ravens to top-10 finishes in punt and kickoff return average in 2006 and 2007 and his units returned five kicks for touchdowns in two seasons. In 2008, Fassel helped tutor one of the top units in the NFL as the Raiders ranked ninth in the league in kickoff returns (receiving team) with an average start of 28.8 and 10th in the league in kickoff coverage (kicking team) with a 26.4 average start for opponents. As for the punt return unit, he helped guide the Raiders to the second-best punt return average in the NFL at 13 yards per return. In addition, Fassel's unit contributed five touchdowns on returns and included Lechler, who led the NFL with a 41.2 net punting average and earned a Pro Bowl berth.