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{{Short description|American football coach (born 1977)}}
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* [[Homer-Center Junior/Senior High School|Homer-Center HS (PA)]] (1996–1997)<br>Assistant coach
* [[Indiana Area School District|Indiana Area HS (PA)]] (1998–1999)<br>Assistant coach
* [[Indiana Area School District|Indiana Area HS (PA)]] (1998–1999)<br>Assistant coach
* [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] (2001)<br>Graduate assistant
* [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] (2001)<br>Graduate assistant
* [[Fairfield Stags football|Fairfield]] (2002)<br>Offensive line coach & tight ends coach
* [[Fairfield Stags football|Fairfield]] (2002)<br>Offensive line coach & tight ends coach
* [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] (2003)<br>Graduate assistant
* [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] (2003)<br>Graduate assistant
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* [[San Francisco 49ers]] (2005)<br>Offensive line coach & offensive quality control coordinator
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* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{nfly|2006}}–{{nfly|2011}})<br>Tight ends coach
* [[Green Bay Packers]] (2012–2013)<br>Quarterbacks coach
* Green Bay Packers ({{nfly|2012}}–{{nfly|2013}})<br>Quarterbacks coach
* [[New York Giants]] (2014–2015)<br>Offensive coordinator
* [[New York Giants]] ({{nfly|2014}}–{{nfly|2015}})<br>Offensive coordinator
* [[New York Giants]] (2016–present)<br>Head coach
* New York Giants ({{nfly|2016}}–{{nfly|2017}})<br>Head coach
* [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] ({{nfly|2020}})<br>Quarterbacks coach
* [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{nfly|2021}})<br>Consultant
* [[Carolina Panthers]] ({{nfly|2022}})<br>Offensive coordinator
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'''Benjamin Lee McAdoo''' (born July 9, 1977) is an [[American football]] coach who is currently serving as a senior offensive assistant of the [[New England Patriots]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). McAdoo was most notably the [[head coach]] of the [[New York Giants]] from 2016 to 2017, after serving as their offensive coordinator the previous two years under former head coach [[Tom Coughlin]]. He was fired from that position on December 4, 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2017/12/04/ben-mcadoo-fired-new-york-giants/918289001/|title = Ben McAdoo, Jerry Reese fired by Giants amid tumultuous second season| website=[[USA Today]] }}</ref> following a 2–10 start, along with benching longtime starting quarterback [[Eli Manning]]. At the time of his termination, his 28 regular season games were the fewest by a Giants coach since 1930.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=937757023793504257|user=AdamSchefter|title=Ben McAdoo’s 28 regular-season games coached are the fewest by a Giants HC since 1930, when Benny Friedman logged 2…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=December 4, 2017}}</ref> Prior to working for the Patriots, McAdoo had also served as an assistant coach for several [[college football]] teams, as well as for the [[New Orleans Saints]], the [[San Francisco 49ers]], [[Green Bay Packers]], [[Jacksonville Jaguars]], and [[Carolina Panthers]].

'''Benjamin Lee "Ben" McAdoo''' (born July 9, 1977) is an [[American football]] coach who is the [[head coach]] for the [[New York Giants]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL).<ref name="Ben McAdoo named New York Giants head coach"/>


==Early life==
==Early life==
McAdoo was born in [[Homer City, Pennsylvania]], and graduated from [[Homer-Center Junior/Senior High School]] in 1995. The McAdoo family is of [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scots-Irish]] descent.<ref name="Indiana Gazette">{{cite web|title=NFL: Giants hire Homer City native as offensive coordinator|url=https://www.indianagazette.com/news/indiana-sports/nfl-giants-hire-homer-city-native-as-offensive-coordinator,19116786/|website=Indiana Gazette|accessdate=January 19, 2015|date=January 14, 2015}}</ref>
McAdoo was born in [[Homer City, Pennsylvania]]. He graduated from [[Homer-Center Junior/Senior High School]] in 1995. McAdoo attended [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]] (IUP) and earned a degree in health and physical education. Later, he received his master's degree in [[kinesiology]] from [[Michigan State University]].


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
===Early career===
While attending [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]] (IUP), McAdoo began working as an assistant high school coach in his sophomore year of college. He returned to his alma mater Homer-Center to be an assistant coach for the 1996 and 1997 seasons, then was an assistant at [[Indiana Area School District|Indiana Area High School]] from 1998 to 1999.<ref name="Homer City native">{{cite web|last1=Scifo|first1=Dan|title=Homer City native lands third NFL coaching job|url=http://triblive.com/x/blairsvilledispatch/sports/s_454537.html|website=Blairsville Dispatch|accessdate=January 19, 2015|date=May 19, 2006}}</ref> McAdoo graduated from IUP [[summa cum laude]] in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in health and physical education.<ref name="Homer City native"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Burglund|first1=Matthew|title=Namedroppers|url=http://www.iup.edu/magazine/page.aspx?id=140310|website=IUP Magazine|publisher=Indiana University of Pennsylvania|accessdate=January 20, 2015|date=Spring 2013}}</ref>
Ben spent his time at Homer Center in Homer City PA. He was a leading tight end and then went on to be a coach. While attending Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), McAdoo began working as an assistant high school coach in his sophomore year of college. He returned to his alma mater Homer-Center to be an assistant coach for the 1996 and 1997 seasons, then he was an assistant at [[Indiana Area School District|Indiana Area High School]] from 1998 to 1999. McAdoo graduated from IUP [[summa cum laude]] in health and physical education.<ref name="Homer City native lands third NFL coaching job"/>


He then became a graduate assistant for [[Michigan State Spartans football]] under coach [[Bobby Williams]] while pursuing a master's degree in [[kinesiology]] at the [[Michigan State University College of Education]].<ref name="Homer City native"/><ref name="Giants bio"/> In the [[2001 Michigan State Spartans football team|2001 season]], McAdoo earned his first collegiate coaching position as a graduate assistant for special teams and offense at Michigan State, on a team that won the [[2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic]].<ref name="Giants bio"/>
He then became a graduate assistant for the [[Michigan State Spartans football]] team under head coach [[Bobby Williams]] while pursuing a master's degree in kinesiology at [[Michigan State University]].<ref name="Homer City native lands third NFL coaching job"/> In the 2001 season, McAdoo earned his first collegiate coaching position as a graduate assistant for special teams and offense.<ref name="Ben McAdoo’s Biography">{{cite news |url=http://www.giants.com/team/coaches/ben-mcadoo/45c275be-50ec-4bc3-8fc1-52c2e05ed811 |title=Ben McAdoo's Biography |work=New York Giants |access-date=January 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120095043/http://www.giants.com/team/coaches/ben-mcadoo/45c275be-50ec-4bc3-8fc1-52c2e05ed811 |archive-date=January 20, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


McAdoo was the offensive line and tight ends coach at [[Fairfield Stags football|Fairfield University]] for the 2002 season, in what would be the final season for the Fairfield football team.<ref name="Giants bio"/> In 2003, McAdoo became a graduate assistant at the [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|University of Pittsburgh]] under [[Walt Harris (coach)|Walt Harris]] and helped the team in the [[2003 Continental Tire Bowl]].<ref name="Homer City native"/>
McAdoo was the offensive line and tight ends coach at [[Fairfield University]] for the 2002 season, in what would be the final season for the [[Fairfield Stags football]] team.<ref name="Ben McAdoo’s Biography"/><ref name="Homer City native lands third NFL coaching job"/> In 2003, McAdoo became a graduate assistant at the [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|University of Pittsburgh]] under head coach [[Walt Harris (coach)|Walt Harris]] and helped the team in the [[2003 Continental Tire Bowl]].<ref name="Ben McAdoo’s Biography"/><ref name="Homer City native lands third NFL coaching job"/>


After initially accepting an assistant coach position at [[Akron Zips football|Akron]], McAdoo resigned to become offensive quality control coach for the [[New Orleans Saints]] in 2004 under coach [[Jim Haslett]]. McAdoo interviewed with offensive coordinator [[Mike McCarthy (American football)|Mike McCarthy]].<ref name="Homer City native"/>
After initially accepting an assistant coach position at [[Akron Zips football|Akron]], McAdoo resigned to become offensive quality control coach for the [[New Orleans Saints]] in 2004 under head coach [[Jim Haslett]]. McAdoo interviewed with offensive coordinator [[Mike McCarthy]].<ref name="Ben McAdoo’s Biography"/><ref name="Homer City native lands third NFL coaching job"/>


McAdoo coached tight ends and offensive tackles at [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] for 2005 spring camp, then resigned to be assistant offensive line and quality control coach for the [[San Francisco 49ers]], again reuniting with Mike McCarthy.<ref name="Homer City native"/> In 2006, McCarthy became head coach for the [[Green Bay Packers]] and added McAdoo to his staff as tight ends coach.<ref name="Homer City native"/> McAdoo coached tight ends for the Packers until the 2011 season, then coached quarterbacks from 2012 to 2013; the [[2010 Green Bay Packers season|2010 Packers team]] won [[Super Bowl XLV]].<ref name="Giants bio">{{cite web|title=Ben McAdoo|url=http://www.giants.com/team/coaches/ben-mcadoo/45c275be-50ec-4bc3-8fc1-52c2e05ed811|publisher=New York Giants|accessdate=January 19, 2015}}</ref>
McAdoo coached tight ends and offensive tackles at [[Stanford]] for the 2005 spring camp, then resigned to be assistant offensive line and quality control coach for the [[San Francisco 49ers]], reuniting with Mike McCarthy.<ref name="Ben McAdoo’s Biography"/><ref name="Homer City native lands third NFL coaching job"/> In 2006, McCarthy became head coach for the [[Green Bay Packers]] and added McAdoo to his staff as tight ends coach.<ref name="Homer City native lands third NFL coaching job">{{cite news |url=http://triblive.com/x/blairsvilledispatch/sports/s_454537.html |title=Homer City native lands third NFL coaching job |work=TribLIVE.com |date=May 19, 2006}}</ref> McAdoo coached tight ends for the Packers until the 2011 season, and then coached quarterbacks from 2012 to 2013. McAdoo was a member of the coaching staff of the [[2010 Green Bay Packers season|2010 Packers team]] that won [[Super Bowl XLV]].<ref name="Ben McAdoo’s Biography"/>


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===New York Giants===
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In 2014, McAdoo joined [[Tom Coughlin]]'s staff at the [[New York Giants]] as offensive coordinator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/10294415/new-york-giants-hire-ben-mcadoo-offensive-coordinator |title= Giants hire Ben McAdoo as OC |publisher=ESPN |date=2014-01-14 |accessdate=2014-01-14}}</ref> In his two seasons with the Giants, he was frequently credited for helping quarterback [[Eli Manning]] perform at a more consistently high level. In his first season as offensive coordinator, the Giants offense improved dramatically, going from the 28th highest-scoring offense in 2013 under Kevin Gilbride to 13th in 2014. In 2015, the offense took another leap forward, becoming the 6th highest-scoring offense despite losing starting LT Will Beatty, starting WR Victor Cruz, and starting TE Larry Donnell for most of the season to injury, playing in a combined 3 games total.


====Offensive coordinator (2014–2015)====
On January 14, 2016, McAdoo was named the Giants' 17th head coach in franchise history.<ref name="Ben McAdoo named New York Giants head coach">{{cite news |url= http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Ben-McAdoo-named-New-York-Giants-head-coach/23ea0560-7b3b-4130-8f61-8d325af95bef |title=Ben McAdoo named New York Giants head coach |work=Giants.com |date=January 15, 2016 }}</ref>
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In 2014, McAdoo joined [[Tom Coughlin]]’s staff as the offensive coordinator for the [[New York Giants]].<ref name="Giants hire Ben McAdoo as OC">{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/10294415/new-york-giants-hire-ben-mcadoo-offensive-coordinator |title=Giants hire Ben McAdoo as OC |work=ESPN |date=January 15, 2014}}</ref> In his first season as offensive coordinator, the Giants offense improved from the 28th-highest-scoring offense in 2013 under [[Kevin Gilbride]] to 13th in 2014. In 2015, the offense took another leap forward, becoming the sixth-highest-scoring offense despite losing starting left tackle [[Will Beatty]], starting wide receiver [[Victor Cruz (American football)|Victor Cruz]], and starting tight end [[Larry Donnell]] for most of the season due to injury.

====Head coach (2016–2017)====
On January 14, 2016, McAdoo was named the Giants’ 17th head coach in franchise history.<ref name="Ben McAdoo named New York Giants head coach">{{cite news |url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Ben-McAdoo-named-New-York-Giants-head-coach/23ea0560-7b3b-4130-8f61-8d325af95bef |title=Ben McAdoo named New York Giants head coach |work=New York Giants |date=January 15, 2016 |access-date=January 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912144721/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Ben-McAdoo-named-New-York-Giants-head-coach/23ea0560-7b3b-4130-8f61-8d325af95bef |archive-date=September 12, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On September 11, [[2016 New York Giants season|2016]], McAdoo won his first game as head coach when the Giants defeated the [[2016 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] 20–19.<ref name="Giants' Ben McAdoo gets first head coaching win with 20-19 victory over Cowboys">{{cite news |url=http://giantswire.usatoday.com/2016/09/11/new-york-giants-defeat-dallas-cowboys-20-19-week-1/ |title=Giants' Ben McAdoo gets first head coaching win with 20-19 victory over Cowboys |work=USA TODAY |date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> The Giants finished the 2016 season with an 11–5 record under McAdoo, tying the franchise record held by [[Dan Reeves]] in [[1993 New York Giants season|1993]] for most regular season wins by a first year head coach. The Giants returned to the playoffs for the first time since [[2011 New York Giants season|2011]], but lost to the [[2016 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] 38–13.

The Giants' [[2017 New York Giants season|2017 season]] was marred by numerous player injuries as well as multiple controversies, which included some players being suspended for team violations. The season began with an 0–5 start, the first for the team since [[2013 New York Giants season|2013]]. They broke the spell with a road victory in Week 6 against the [[2017 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]]. On November 28, 2017 McAdoo replaced [[Eli Manning]] with [[Geno Smith]] prior to the Week 13 game against the [[2017 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]], which ended Manning's 210-consecutive start streak. This marked an uproar in the Giants community, and was widely seen as the beginning of the end of McAdoo's tenure with the Giants. After losing 24–17 to the Raiders and with the team sitting at 2–10, McAdoo was fired by the Giants on December 4, 2017, along with general manager [[Jerry Reese]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Giants fire coach Ben McAdoo after 2-10 start|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/new-york-giants-fire-coach-ben-mcadoo-after-2-10-start-0ap3000000887801|website=NFL.com|access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref>

===Jacksonville Jaguars===
On February 11, 2020, McAdoo was hired by the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] as their quarterbacks coach. He was let go following the season.

===Dallas Cowboys===
On May 26, 2021, McAdoo was hired by the [[Dallas Cowboys]] as a consultant.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roundup: Cowboys hire former Giants coach Ben McAdoo as consultant |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/roundup-cowboys-hire-former-giants-coach-ben-mcadoo-as-consultant |website=[[NFL.com]] |publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC. |access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref>

===Carolina Panthers===
On January 24, 2022, McAdoo was hired by the [[Carolina Panthers]] as their offensive coordinator under head coach [[Matt Rhule]], replacing [[Joe Brady (American football coach)|Joe Brady]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Darin|last=Gantt|title=Panthers agree to terms with offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-target-ben-mcadoo-as-next-offensive-coordinator|publisher=[[Carolina Panthers]]|date=January 24, 2022|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref>

=== New England Patriots ===
On February 6, 2024, McAdoo was hired by the [[New England Patriots]] as a senior offensive assistant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-06 |title=Ben McAdoo to join Patriots as an offensive assistant |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/ben-mcadoo-to-join-patriots-as-an-offensive-assistant |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
McAdoo has known his wife, Toni, a fellow native of [[Homer City, Pennsylvania|Homer City]], since elementary school. They married in 2006 and have two children: A daughter, Larkin, and a son, BJ.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pennington |first=Bill |date=2016-09-10 |title=On Ben McAdoo's Journey to the Top, False Starts and Tenacity |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/11/sports/football/ben-mcadoo-giants-cowboys.html |access-date=2023-07-18 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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Latest revision as of 00:04, 19 December 2024

For the architect, see Benjamin F. McAdoo.
Ben McAdoo
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McAdoo coaching the New York Giants in 2016
New England Patriots
Position:Senior offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1977-07-09) July 9, 1977 (age 47)
Homer City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
High school:Homer City (PA) Homer-Center
College:Indiana (PA)
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Head coaching record
Regular season:13–15 (.464)
Postseason:0–1 (.000)
Career:13–16 (.448)
Record at Pro Football Reference

Benjamin Lee McAdoo (born July 9, 1977) is an American football coach who is currently serving as a senior offensive assistant of the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL). McAdoo was most notably the head coach of the New York Giants from 2016 to 2017, after serving as their offensive coordinator the previous two years under former head coach Tom Coughlin. He was fired from that position on December 4, 2017[1] following a 2–10 start, along with benching longtime starting quarterback Eli Manning. At the time of his termination, his 28 regular season games were the fewest by a Giants coach since 1930.[2] Prior to working for the Patriots, McAdoo had also served as an assistant coach for several college football teams, as well as for the New Orleans Saints, the San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Carolina Panthers.

Early life

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McAdoo was born in Homer City, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Homer-Center Junior/Senior High School in 1995. McAdoo attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and earned a degree in health and physical education. Later, he received his master's degree in kinesiology from Michigan State University.

Coaching career

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Early career

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Ben spent his time at Homer Center in Homer City PA. He was a leading tight end and then went on to be a coach. While attending Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), McAdoo began working as an assistant high school coach in his sophomore year of college. He returned to his alma mater Homer-Center to be an assistant coach for the 1996 and 1997 seasons, then he was an assistant at Indiana Area High School from 1998 to 1999. McAdoo graduated from IUP summa cum laude in health and physical education.[3]

He then became a graduate assistant for the Michigan State Spartans football team under head coach Bobby Williams while pursuing a master's degree in kinesiology at Michigan State University.[3] In the 2001 season, McAdoo earned his first collegiate coaching position as a graduate assistant for special teams and offense.[4]

McAdoo was the offensive line and tight ends coach at Fairfield University for the 2002 season, in what would be the final season for the Fairfield Stags football team.[4][3] In 2003, McAdoo became a graduate assistant at the University of Pittsburgh under head coach Walt Harris and helped the team in the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl.[4][3]

After initially accepting an assistant coach position at Akron, McAdoo resigned to become offensive quality control coach for the New Orleans Saints in 2004 under head coach Jim Haslett. McAdoo interviewed with offensive coordinator Mike McCarthy.[4][3]

McAdoo coached tight ends and offensive tackles at Stanford for the 2005 spring camp, then resigned to be assistant offensive line and quality control coach for the San Francisco 49ers, reuniting with Mike McCarthy.[4][3] In 2006, McCarthy became head coach for the Green Bay Packers and added McAdoo to his staff as tight ends coach.[3] McAdoo coached tight ends for the Packers until the 2011 season, and then coached quarterbacks from 2012 to 2013. McAdoo was a member of the coaching staff of the 2010 Packers team that won Super Bowl XLV.[4]

New York Giants

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Offensive coordinator (2014–2015)

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In 2014, McAdoo joined Tom Coughlin’s staff as the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants.[5] In his first season as offensive coordinator, the Giants offense improved from the 28th-highest-scoring offense in 2013 under Kevin Gilbride to 13th in 2014. In 2015, the offense took another leap forward, becoming the sixth-highest-scoring offense despite losing starting left tackle Will Beatty, starting wide receiver Victor Cruz, and starting tight end Larry Donnell for most of the season due to injury.

Head coach (2016–2017)

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On January 14, 2016, McAdoo was named the Giants’ 17th head coach in franchise history.[6] On September 11, 2016, McAdoo won his first game as head coach when the Giants defeated the Dallas Cowboys 20–19.[7] The Giants finished the 2016 season with an 11–5 record under McAdoo, tying the franchise record held by Dan Reeves in 1993 for most regular season wins by a first year head coach. The Giants returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2011, but lost to the Green Bay Packers 38–13.

The Giants' 2017 season was marred by numerous player injuries as well as multiple controversies, which included some players being suspended for team violations. The season began with an 0–5 start, the first for the team since 2013. They broke the spell with a road victory in Week 6 against the Denver Broncos. On November 28, 2017 McAdoo replaced Eli Manning with Geno Smith prior to the Week 13 game against the Oakland Raiders, which ended Manning's 210-consecutive start streak. This marked an uproar in the Giants community, and was widely seen as the beginning of the end of McAdoo's tenure with the Giants. After losing 24–17 to the Raiders and with the team sitting at 2–10, McAdoo was fired by the Giants on December 4, 2017, along with general manager Jerry Reese.[8]

Jacksonville Jaguars

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On February 11, 2020, McAdoo was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their quarterbacks coach. He was let go following the season.

Dallas Cowboys

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On May 26, 2021, McAdoo was hired by the Dallas Cowboys as a consultant.[9]

Carolina Panthers

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On January 24, 2022, McAdoo was hired by the Carolina Panthers as their offensive coordinator under head coach Matt Rhule, replacing Joe Brady.[10]

New England Patriots

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On February 6, 2024, McAdoo was hired by the New England Patriots as a senior offensive assistant.[11]

Personal life

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McAdoo has known his wife, Toni, a fellow native of Homer City, since elementary school. They married in 2006 and have two children: A daughter, Larkin, and a son, BJ.[12]

Head coaching record

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Team Year Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
NYG 2016 11 5 0 .688 2nd in NFC East 0 1 .000 Lost to Green Bay Packers in NFC Wild Card Game
NYG 2017 2 10 0 .167 (fired) — — — —
Total 13 15 0 .464 0 1 .000

References

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  1. ^ "Ben McAdoo, Jerry Reese fired by Giants amid tumultuous second season". USA Today.
  2. ^ @AdamSchefter (December 4, 2017). "Ben McAdoo's 28 regular-season games coached are the fewest by a Giants HC since 1930, when Benny Friedman logged 2…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Homer City native lands third NFL coaching job". TribLIVE.com. May 19, 2006.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Ben McAdoo's Biography". New York Giants. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "Giants hire Ben McAdoo as OC". ESPN. January 15, 2014.
  6. ^ "Ben McAdoo named New York Giants head coach". New York Giants. January 15, 2016. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "Giants' Ben McAdoo gets first head coaching win with 20-19 victory over Cowboys". USA TODAY. September 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "New York Giants fire coach Ben McAdoo after 2-10 start". NFL.com. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Roundup: Cowboys hire former Giants coach Ben McAdoo as consultant". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  10. ^ Gantt, Darin (January 24, 2022). "Panthers agree to terms with offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo". Carolina Panthers. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "Ben McAdoo to join Patriots as an offensive assistant". NBC Sports. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  12. ^ Pennington, Bill (September 10, 2016). "On Ben McAdoo's Journey to the Top, False Starts and Tenacity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
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