John Bonamego
Assistant Coach at Tennessee since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 39
- First season
- 1987
- Teams
- 13
Career
18 stints
1980s
- 1987Mount Pleasant HS (MI)Assistant Coach
- 1988–1991MaineAssistant Coach
1990s
- 1992LehighAssistant Coach
- 1993–1998ArmyAssistant Coach
- 1999–2001Jacksonville JaguarsAssistant Coach
2000s
- 2002Jacksonville JaguarsSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 2003–2005Green Bay PackersSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 2006–2007New Orleans SaintsSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 2008–2010Miami DolphinsSpecial Teams Coordinator
2010s
- 2011New Orleans SaintsAssistant Coach
- 2012Jacksonville JaguarsSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 2013–2014Detroit LionsSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 2015–2018Central MichiganHead Coach
- 2019Detroit LionsSpecial Teams Coordinator
2020s
- 2020Los Angeles RamsSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 2021Los Angeles RamsAssistant Coach
- 2022–2023Iowa StateAssistant Coach
- 2025–presentTennesseeAssistant Coach
Coaching tree
13 mentors, 9 protégés, 2 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
23
- 2025–2026Josh HeupelCoached under · Tennessee
- 2022–2023Matt CampbellCoached under · Iowa State
- 2020–2021Thomas BrownCoached under · Los Angeles Rams
- 2019Evan RothsteinCoached under · Detroit Lions
- 2019Matt PatriciaCoached under · Detroit Lions
- 2018Cory HallMentored · Central Michigan
- 2018Tony CoaxumMentored · Central Michigan
- 2017–2018Chris OstrowskyMentored · Central Michigan
- 2017–2018Marcus KnightMentored · Central Michigan
- 2015–2016Gino GuidugliMentored · Central Michigan
- 2015–2018Greg ColbyMentored · Central Michigan
- 2015–2016Morris WattsMentored · Central Michigan
- 2015–2016Mose RisonMentored · Central Michigan
- 2015–2017Sherrone MooreMentored · Central Michigan
- 2014Jim CaldwellCoached under · Detroit Lions
8 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
11
- 2022Jeremy SpringerSucceeded by · Los Angeles Rams
- 2021Joe DeCamillisSucceeded by · Los Angeles Rams
- 2019Jim McElwainSucceeded by · Central Michigan
- 2015Dan EnosSucceeded · Central Michigan
- 2013Danny CrossmanSucceeded · Detroit Lions
- 2013Mike MallorySucceeded by · Jacksonville Jaguars
- 2008Greg McMahonSucceeded by · New Orleans Saints
- 2008Keith ArmstrongSucceeded · Miami Dolphins
- 2006Mike StockSucceeded by · Green Bay Packers
- 2003Stan DraytonSucceeded · Green Bay Packers
- 2002Frank GanszSucceeded · Jacksonville Jaguars
Tenure
39 seasons
- ArmyPosition coach · 1993–19986
- Central MichiganHead coach · 2015–20184
- MainePosition coach · 1988–19914
- Detroit LionsCoordinator · 2013–20193
- Miami DolphinsCoordinator · 2008–20103
- Green Bay PackersCoordinator · 2003–20053
- Jacksonville JaguarsPosition coach · 1999–20013
- TennesseePosition coach · 2025–2026 · current2
- Iowa StatePosition coach · 2022–20232
- Jacksonville JaguarsCoordinator · 2002–20122
- New Orleans SaintsCoordinator · 2006–20072
- Los Angeles RamsPosition coach · 20211
- Los Angeles RamsCoordinator · 20201
- New Orleans SaintsPosition coach · 20111
- LehighPosition coach · 19921
- Mount Pleasant HS (MI)Position coach · 19871
Pipeline
2 of 5 coordinators
- 7 seasonsSherrone Mooreunder at Central Michigan 2015 · head coach at Michigan2024
- 3 seasonsTony Coaxumunder at Central Michigan 2018 · head coach at Bluefield State2021
Moves
Nothing on the wire for John Bonamego. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.