Monday, August 12, 2013

The Coach

Born on May 12, 1968, Chudzinski attended Toledo St. John’s High School. He and his wife, Sheila, have two sons, Kaelan and Rian, and one daughter, Margaret.

Chudzinski played tight end at Miami from 1986-90 and was a three-year starter and a member of two national championship teams (1987 and 1989). He graduated with a B.A. in business administration in 1990 and went on to earn his MBA in 1996.

At Miami, Chudzinski tutored Kellen Winslow, who won the John Mackey Award in 2003 as the nation’s top collegiate tight end, while he also helped to develop two other All-America tight ends in Bubba Franks (1999) and Jeremy Shockey (2001). All three players went on to be first-round NFL draft picks.

In 2001, the ‘Canes went 12-0 and defeated Nebraska to win the National Championship. In 2002, Miami’s offense set school records for points (527), total yards (6,074) and rushing touchdowns (33). They averaged 40.5 points per game, 284.2 passing yards per game and 183.0 rushing yards per contest. The Hurricanes went 12-1 in 2002, with their only defeat coming in overtime against Ohio State in the National Championship game. In 2003, Miami finished with an 11-2 record, including a 16-14 victory over Florida State in the Orange Bowl.

Chudzinski began his pro coaching career in 2004 as the Browns’ tight ends coach, where he worked with first-round draft choice, Kellen Winslow. During that season, Chudzinski was elevated to offensive coordinator for the final five games following Butch Davis’ resignation as head coach.

1994-95 University of Miami (Fla.), graduate assistant coach
1996-2000 University of Miami (Fla.), tight ends coach
2001-03 University of Miami (Fla.), offensive coordinator/tight ends coach
2004 Cleveland Browns, tight ends coach/interim offensive coordinator (5 games)
2005-06 San Diego Chargers, tight ends coach
2007-08 Cleveland Browns, offensive coordinator
2009-10 San Diego Chargers, assistant head coach/tight ends
2011-12 Carolina Panthers. offensive coordinator
2013- Cleveland Browns, head coach
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