Sparano attended the University of Albany, playing defensive end, and made 24 career appearances; he earned three varsity letters and "2008 ESPN The Magazine All-District 1 Academic Team".[2]
Coaching careeredit
Hartford Colonialsedit
Sparano started out his coaching career with the Hartford Colonials. They hired him as a defensive line assistant based on his experience as a defensive player for the University of Albany for three years and his background with his father Tony Sparano being the assistant coach for the Browns.[3]
Miami Dolphinsedit
After coaching a year there Sparano then moved to coach the Miami Dolphins as a quality control coach, where he was working under his father Tony Sparano.[4]
New York Jetsedit
After his father was fired from the Dolphins both Sparano men started coaching with the New York Jets in 2012. Tony started out coaching with the Jets as a seasonal intern and then an offensive intern. After his father was fired from the Jets as the assistant head coach, head coach Rex Ryan decided that he wanted to keep Tony and give him a promotion. Sparano accepted the promotion to offensive assistant and was said to be an asset to the team by doing "the job of a ton of guys" (Ryan).
Buffalo Billsedit
Sparano was with the Jets for three years and after Ryan was fired, he followed him when he became the new head coach for the Buffalo Bills.[5]
On January 17, 2017, Sparano was replaced by Rob Boras as the Buffalo Bills tight ends' coach under Sean McDermott's new coaching staff.
Jacksonville Jaguarsedit
On January 19, 2017, it was announced that Sparano would be joining the Jacksonville Jaguars as an assistant tight ends coach.
Carolina Panthersedit
On January 19, 2021, it was announced that Sparano would be joining the Carolina Panthers as an assistant offensive line coach.
New York Giantsedit
On February 10, 2022, the New York Giants hired Sparano as an assistant offensive line coach.[6]
Indianapolis Coltsedit
On February 27, 2023, the Indianapolis Colts hired Sparano as the offensive line coach.[7]
^"Staff". Miami Dolphins. Miami Dolphins. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
^Costello, Brian. "Sparano Jr. maintains role with Jets after dad's ouster". New York Post. NYP holdings. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
^Benton, Dan (February 10, 2022). "Report: Giants to hire Tony Sparano Jr. as assistant O-Line coach". Giantswire.com.
^"Assistant offensive line coach Tony Sparano, Jr. on the move to Indianapolis Colts". www.bigblueview.com. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
April 12, 2024
tony, sparano, anthony, michael, sparano, born, october, 1986, american, football, coach, offensive, line, coach, indianapolis, colts, national, football, league, previously, served, assistant, coach, hartford, colonials, quality, control, offense, coach, miam. Anthony Michael Sparano Jr 1 born October 22 1986 is an American football coach who is the offensive line coach for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League NFL He has previously served as the assistant DL coach of the Hartford Colonials the quality control and offense coach for the Miami Dolphins an offensive assistant for the New York Jets and an assistant offensive line coach for the Carolina Panthers He most recently had been the assistant offensive line coach of the New York Giants Tony Sparano Jr Indianapolis ColtsPosition Offensive line coachPersonal informationBorn 1986 10 22 October 22 1986 age 37 Boston Massachusetts U S Career informationCollege AlbanyCareer historyAs a coach Hartford Colonials 2010 Assistant defensive line coach Miami Dolphins 2011 Offensive quality control coach New York Jets 2012 Seasonal Intern New York Jets 2013 Offensive Intern New York Jets 2014 Offensive assistant Buffalo Bills 2015 2016 Tight ends coach Jacksonville Jaguars 2017 2020 Assistant offensive line coach Carolina Panthers 2021 Assistant offensive line coach New York Giants 2022 Assistant offensive line coach Indianapolis Colts 2023 present Offensive line coach Contents 1 College 2 Coaching career 2 1 Hartford Colonials 2 2 Miami Dolphins 2 3 New York Jets 2 4 Buffalo Bills 2 5 Jacksonville Jaguars 2 6 Carolina Panthers 2 7 New York Giants 2 8 Indianapolis Colts 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesCollege editSparano attended the University of Albany playing defensive end and made 24 career appearances he earned three varsity letters and 2008 ESPN The Magazine All District 1 Academic Team 2 Coaching career editHartford Colonials edit Sparano started out his coaching career with the Hartford Colonials They hired him as a defensive line assistant based on his experience as a defensive player for the University of Albany for three years and his background with his father Tony Sparano being the assistant coach for the Browns 3 Miami Dolphins edit After coaching a year there Sparano then moved to coach the Miami Dolphins as a quality control coach where he was working under his father Tony Sparano 4 New York Jets edit After his father was fired from the Dolphins both Sparano men started coaching with the New York Jets in 2012 Tony started out coaching with the Jets as a seasonal intern and then an offensive intern After his father was fired from the Jets as the assistant head coach head coach Rex Ryan decided that he wanted to keep Tony and give him a promotion Sparano accepted the promotion to offensive assistant and was said to be an asset to the team by doing the job of a ton of guys Ryan Buffalo Bills edit Sparano was with the Jets for three years and after Ryan was fired he followed him when he became the new head coach for the Buffalo Bills 5 On January 17 2017 Sparano was replaced by Rob Boras as the Buffalo Bills tight ends coach under Sean McDermott s new coaching staff Jacksonville Jaguars edit On January 19 2017 it was announced that Sparano would be joining the Jacksonville Jaguars as an assistant tight ends coach Carolina Panthers edit On January 19 2021 it was announced that Sparano would be joining the Carolina Panthers as an assistant offensive line coach New York Giants edit On February 10 2022 the New York Giants hired Sparano as an assistant offensive line coach 6 Indianapolis Colts edit On February 27 2023 the Indianapolis Colts hired Sparano as the offensive line coach 7 Personal life editSparano was born in Boston Massachusetts the son of former NFL head coach Tony Sparano Sparano is married and has four children Anthony Jr Gabriella Mia and Gianna 1 References edit a b Mehta Manish May 26 2012 Tony Sparano s loyalty character make NY Jets players feel like loved ones New York Daily News Archived from the original on June 7 2013 Tony Sparano UALBANY Retrieved December 14 2014 Doyle Paul UFL S Hartford Colonials Announce Assistant Coaches Hartford Courant Hartford Courant Retrieved December 14 2014 Staff Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins Retrieved December 14 2014 Costello Brian Sparano Jr maintains role with Jets after dad s ouster New York Post NYP holdings Retrieved December 15 2014 Benton Dan February 10 2022 Report Giants to hire Tony Sparano Jr as assistant O Line coach Giantswire com Assistant offensive line coach Tony Sparano Jr on the move to Indianapolis Colts www bigblueview com Retrieved March 1 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Sparano Jr amp oldid 1209792934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
