Chris Palmer (American football)

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Chris Palmer (born September 23, 1949 in Brewster, New York) is a former American football head coach of the Cleveland Browns and former assistant coach of the Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, and Houston Oilers of the National Football League. He was the former quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys. He is currently the Quarterbacks Coach for the New York Giants.

[edit] High school and college

Palmer played high school football at Immaculate High School a small Catholic high school located in Danbury, Connecticut. After high school he attended and played at Southern Connecticut State University.

After graduation from Southern Connecticut State University, Palmer coached under Larry Naviaux at the University of Connecticut. While at UCONN, Palmer also devoted his time to help develop sports talent, as quoted by Jeff Naviaux "Chris helped me learn the importance of a team".

[edit] Houston Oilers

[edit] New England Patriots

Palmer first worked under Bill Parcells as the New England Patriots wide receivers coach from 1993-95. In 1996, he became the quarterbacks coach, where he worked with Drew Bledsoe as they advanced to Super Bowl XXXI.

[edit] Jacksonville Jaguars

Following Super Bowl XXXI, he joined the Jacksonville Jaguars, spending the 1997-98 seasons as offensive coordinator under head coach Tom Coughlin.

[edit] Cleveland Browns

Palmer became the head coach of the reborn Cleveland Browns for the 1999-2000 seasons, the first two for the "new" Browns after the original team had moved to Baltimore. With a roster full of inexperienced players and cast-offs from other franchises, Palmer struggled to get the team competitive, especially on offense. Palmer was fired after posting a 5-27 record in two seasons, and was succeeded by former University of Miami coach Butch Davis.

[edit] Houston Texans

In 2002, he became the offensive coordinator of the Houston Texans under head coach Dom Capers. He remained with Houston until he was fired in Week 2 of the 2005 NFL season as a result of Houston's lackluster offense.

[edit] Dallas Cowboys

In January 2006, several months after his firing from Houston, Palmer was hired by the Dallas Cowboys to be the quarterbacks coach. He was reunited with head coach Bill Parcells and quarterback Drew Bledsoe whom he had worked with during his days with the New England Patriots.

[edit] New York Giants

In January 2007, Palmer was hired by the New York Giants as their new Quarterback Coach, reuniting with the team's Head Coach, Tom Coughlin, whom he worked with in Jacksonville. [1] [2]