Joseph Verria is an
American football coach. He has been the head football coach at the
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater State University is a public university with its main campus in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It is the largest of nine state universities in Massachusetts. Including its off-campus sites in New Bedford, Attleboro, and Cape Cod, BSU ha ...
in
Bridgewater, Massachusetts since 2016.
A star player at Bridgewater State for head coach
Peter Mazzaferro
Peter "Papa Bear" Mazzaferro (born June 24, 1930) is a former American football coach. With the exception of the 1987 season, he was the head football coach at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1968 to 2004. He compi ...
from 1976 to 1979, Verria spent time on the
preseason rosters of several
National Football League teams, including the
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...
under head coach
Bart Starr in 1980, the
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...
under head coach
Forrest Gregg in 1981, the
Miami Dolphins under head coach
Don Shula
Donald Francis Shula (January 4, 1930 – May 4, 2020) was an American football defensive back and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995. The head coach of the Miami Dolphins for most of his ca ...
in 1982, and the
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...
under head coach
Ron Meyer in 1983.
Head coaching record
College
References
External links
Bridgewater State profile
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American football defensive tackles
Bridgewater State Bears football coaches
Bridgewater State Bears football players
High school football coaches in Massachusetts