Joe Judge is an American football coach who is the head coach of New York Giants for NFL.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about his life and career.
- Joe Judge was born on December 31, 1981
- He is an American football coach
- He is the head coach of the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL)
- He previously spent 8 seasons as an assistant coach for the New England Patriots
- In 2005, he joined his alma mater, Mississippi State University as a graduate assistant for the Bulldogs
- He next served briefly as the linebackers coach for the Birmingham–Southern Panthers in 2008
- Then as a special teams assistant for Alabama
- In 2012, he joined the New England Patriots as a special teams assistant
- He served in that role through the 2014 season
- Following Super Bowl XLIX, which the Patriots won, Judge was promoted to special teams coordinator following the retirement of Scott O’Brien
- On February 5, 2017, Judge was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI
- In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34- 28 in overtime
- On February 6, 2018 it was reported that Judge was leaving the Patriots to join new Colts’ head coach Josh McDaniels in Indianapolis
- Then McDaniels spurned the Colts and chose to stay with the Patriots, Judge made the same decision
- After wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea left New England to become offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins, Judge was tabbed to fill O’Shea’s role
- While continuing to serve as special teams coordinator
- According to ESPN, he was the only coach in the NFL with both special teams and wide receiver duties
- On January 7, 2020, the New York Giants hired Judge as their head coach
- Prior to joining the Giants, Judge had been rumored to be a candidate for the open head coaching position at his alma mater, Mississippi State
- Judge was born in Philadelphia
- He graduated from Lansdale Catholic High School in Lansdale, Pennsylvania
- Judge played for Mississippi State from 2000- 2004
- Earning three letters
- He was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
- He made the Dean’s List
- He is currently working on his PhD in education
- His father, Joseph, played football at Temple and professionally with the Hamilton Tigercats of the Canadian Football League
- Judge is married to Amber
- His wife was an All-SEC soccer player at Mississippi State
- They have four children together
- They are Sean, Michael, Emma Riley and Ella Grace
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