Andre Patterson (American football)
| Minnesota Vikings | |
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| Position: | Defensive line coach |
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| Date of birth: | June 12, 1960 |
| Place of birth: | Camden, Arkansas |
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| High school: | Camden (AR) Fairview |
| College: | Montana |
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Andre Cornelius Patterson Sr. (born June 12, 1960) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously been a defensive line coach for the Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, and New England Patriots. Patterson was the head football coach at California Polytechnic State University from 1994 to 1996.
Patterson started his college football playing career at Contra Costa College from 1978 to 1980 as a defensive lineman. He then transferred to the University of Montana in 1981 before suffering a career-ending knee injury. Patterson graduated from Montana in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education.
Patterson started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Montana. He then became a head coach at Renton High School from 1983 to 1986 and Saint Monica Catholic High School in 1987, where he also coached the varsity baseball team. He returned to the college football level in 1989 with Western Michigan as a defensive coordinator. Patterson remained as a college football coach on defense with several different teams until 1997 when he received his first opportunity to coach in the National Football League (NFL).
In 1997, New England Patriots head coach Pete Carroll brought Patterson in to be the defensive line coach. Patterson then became a defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, and Denver Broncos.
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