Skip Peete (born January 30, 1963) is an

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coach who is the running backs coach for the

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of the

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(NFL). Prior to the Buccaneers, he coached running backs for the

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, and

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. He also has experience in college, coaching running backs for two years at

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, wide receivers at

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and

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, and both running backs and wide receivers at the

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Playing career

In college, Peete was an All-

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wide receiver in 1985 with the

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Coaching career

In 1988, Peete began his coaching career when he became a graduate assistant at the University of Pittsburgh. In his final two seasons with Pitt, he coached future

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r Curtis Martin. In his two seasons at Michigan State, he coached

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and

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, who both went on to have successful NFL careers. During his stay at

, he coached running back

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to back-to-back 1,000 yard rushing seasons and 20 plus touchdowns and a Pac-10 record 55 career touchdowns.

NFL

With the Raiders,

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and

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recorded career highs in rushing yards with 1,046 in 2000 and 1,025 in 2005, respectively. During the 2002 Raiders season, Peete coached running back Charlie Garner to 962 yards rushing yards on 182 attempts to go along with 941 yards receiving on 91 catches. In 2007, his first year with the Cowboys, Peete helped Marion Barber make his first career

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after rushing for career-highs in rushing yards (975) and touchdowns (10). Two years later, Peete guided the Cowboys running game to a franchise-record 4.8 yards per carry. He was subsequently hired by the Bears, reuniting him with former Raiders offensive coordinator and then-current Bears head coach

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. Peete joined the Rams' coaching staff in 2016.

Personal life

Peete is the brother of former NFL quarterback,

Rodney Peete Rodney Peete (born March 16, 1966) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, and Carolina Panthers. He played ...

. Peete's father Willie also served as running backs coach for the Bears from 1995 to 1997 before becoming a team scout. Peete and his wife Rebeca welcomed twins, Reeco (son) and Gisele (daughter) in April 2007.

References

External links

Los Angeles Rams bio

Chicago Bears bio
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