Freddie Roach (American football)

Freddie Roach (born June 3, 1983) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is currently the defensive line coach for Alabama.

Freddie Roach

Alabama Crimson Tide
Position:	Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born:	(1983-06-03) June 3, 1983 (age 40) Florence, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:	Brooks (Killen, Alabama)
College:	Alabama (2002–2005)
Undrafted:	2006
Career history
As a player:
New England Patriots (2006)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Alabama (2008–2010) Assistant strength and conditioning East Mississippi Community College (2011) Defensive line coach Murray State (2012) Defensive line coach South Alabama (2013–2014) Defensive ends & Outside linebackers Alabama (2015–2017) Director of player development Ole Miss (2017–2019) Defensive line coach Alabama (2020–present) Defensive line coach
Career highlights and awards
As player 2× second-team All-SEC As assistant coach 4× national champion (2009, 2015, 2017, 2020)

Playing career

Roach was linebacker for Alabama from 2002 to 2005. After his playing days in Tuscaloosa, Roach signed as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots in 2006.^[1] However he was cut at the end of the preseason.^[2][3]

Coaching career

Alabama

Roach's began his coaching career at University of Alabama in 2008 under Nick Saban as the Crimson Tide's assistant strength and conditioning coach. He stayed in that position until 2010 winning a national championship in 2009.

Murray State

For the 2012 season, worked as the defensive line coach for Murray State.^[4]

South Alabama

For the 2013 and 2014 seasons Roach worked under Joey Jones as the defensive ends and outside linebackers coach at South Alabama.^[5][6]

Alabama (second stint)

Roach once again returned to Alabama in 2015 this time working as the team's director of player development. He stayed in that position until 2017, winning two more National championships along the way.

Ole Miss

Roach was recruited to be the defensive line coach for Ole Miss by head coach Matt Luke in 2017.^[7] He was there for Luke's entire tenure which ended after the 2019 season.^[8]

Alabama (third stint)

After rumors of him going to the NFL to join Joe Judge's inaugural staff with the Giants.^[9][10] In 2020 Roach returned to Alabama's coaching staff for a third time,^[11][12] this time as the team's defensive line coach^[13] replacing Brian Baker.^[14] There he won another national championship in 2020.^[15][16]

Personal life

Freddie and his wife, Ashley, have four children.

References

1. "Freddie Roach Career Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
2. "Six players cut in roster reduction". www.patriots.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
3. "Roach and Poteat Among Patriots Cuts". New England Patriots. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
4. "Freddie Roach - Football Coach". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
5. "Freddie Roach - Football Coach". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
6. "Coaching comes naturally for former Alabama standout, South Alabama assistant Freddie Roach". al. November 14, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
7. Berry, Zach (February 16, 2017). "Rebs hire Bama's Freddie Roach as D-line coach". Red Cup Rebellion. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
8. "Freddie Roach - Football Coach". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
9. "Report: Giants to hire assistants Jerry Schuplinski, Freddie Roach". Giants Wire. January 13, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
10. SportsNet New York https://www.sny.tv/. Retrieved August 9, 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. "Alabama Football Announces New Defensive Line Coach". The Spun. February 6, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
12. Byington, Alex. "Nick Saban cites 'internal things' as holdup to Alabama's hiring of Freddie Roach to staff". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
13. "BamaInsider - Breaking down Alabama's coaching staff: Freddie Roach". alabama.rivals.com. July 16, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
14. Walsh, Christopher. "Alabama Announces Addition of Freddie Roach to Coaching Staff". Sports Illustrated Alabama Crimson Tide News, Analysis and More. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
15. "Three expectations for Alabama's Freddie Roach this season - Opera News". www.dailyadvent.com. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
16. "BamaInsider - Breaking down Alabama's coaching staff: Freddie Roach". alabama.rivals.com. July 16, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.