Pete Bercich

Pete Bercich
No. 56, 50
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1971-12-23) December 23, 1971 (age 52)
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:New Lenox (IL) Providence Catholic
College:Notre Dame
NFL draft:1994 / round: 7 / pick: 211
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Minnesota Vikings (2002)
    Quality control
  • Minnesota Vikings (2003)
    Assistant defensive line
  • Minnesota Vikings (2004)
    Assistant linebackers
  • Minnesota Vikings (2005)
    Linebackers
  • Hill-Murray School (2016–2020)
    Head coach
Career NFL statistics
Games played:57
Games started:2
Tackles:33
Fumble recoveries:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Peter James Bercich (born December 23, 1971) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Notre Dame. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL draft.[1] He played five seasons for the NFL's Vikings (1995–2000). After his playing days were over he spent 5 years as a Vikings' defensive assistant. He has served as the color commentator on the Vikings Radio Network since 2007. To date, his career highlight in radio broadcasting (by his own admission) was subbing for Dan "The Common Man" Cole on KFAN-AM 1130 in Minneapolis – Saint Paul on October 14, 2008. In May 2016, Bercich was hired as the head football coach at Hill-Murray School.[2]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+38 in
(1.86 m)
240 lb
(109 kg)
31+12 in
(0.80 m)
9+18 in
(0.23 m)
4.96 s 1.71 s 2.87 s 4.04 s 29.0 in
(0.74 m)
9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)
19 reps
  1. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Jace Frederick (May 18, 2016). "Former Vikings LB Pete Bercich hired as Hill-Murray football coach". www.twincities.com. Pioneer Press. Retrieved June 24, 2016.