.jpg) Mike Priefer (2021) | |
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| Born: | August 21, 1966 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
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| College: | Navy |
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Mike Priefer (born August 21, 1966)[1] is an American football coach who was the special teams coordinator for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).[2][3] He has almost two decades of pro coaching experience.
Priefer has held coaching positions for Navy, Youngstown State, Virginia Military Institute, and Northern Illinois at the college level. He has also been an assistant for the Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL and has held coaching positions for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Giants. On January 10, 2021, Priefer served as the acting head coach of the Browns and led them to a 48–37 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC wild card game. He was fired by the Browns on February 21, 2023 following four years on the team’s staff.
- ^ Sports Illustrated (July 1, 2006). NFL Record and Fact. Time Home Entertainment, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-933405-32-2.
- ^ "Mike Priefer keeps job with Vikings". ESPN, February 6, 2014 - Blair Walsh
- ^ "Minnesota Vikings don't seem too concerned about the preseason struggles of Blair Walsh Eric Oslund". Scout, December 9, 2015