Chuck Pagano

Chuck Pagano joined the Ravens’ coaching staff as secondary coach in 2008 and works with Mark Carrier to guide the defensive backfield. Ravens led the NFL with 26 INTs in 2008, including Pro Bowl S Ed Reed’s NFL-high nine picks. Reed, the league’s only unanimous (50 votes) All-Pro in 2008, was also coached by Pagano at the University of Miami. Reed grabbed a Miami career-record 21 INTs and blocked four punts in his four-year career under Pagano. Chuck coached the No. 1 pass defense at Oakland in 2006 and mentored outstanding secondaries in Cleveland and Miami, bringing 25 years of coaching experience to the Ravens’ defense.

2008: (with Baltimore) Guided Baltimore’s standout secondary, which ranked No. 2 against the pass, improving dramatically from a No. 20 finish in 2007...Unit allowed only 179.7 yards per game...Five-time Pro Bowler Ed Reed was the NFL’s only unanimous All-Pro selection...Reed led the NFL with nine INTs and scored three defensive TDs, plus another (64-yard INTTD) in the Wild Card victory at Miami...Defense finished No. 2 overall making, it the sixth consecutive season with a No. 6 or better finish.

2007: (with North Carolina) Posted a oneyear stint as the defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach, where Pagano rejoined Butch Davis (Browns and Hurricanes)…Under Pagano, the defense improved from 92nd in 2006 to 35th in 2007.

2005-06: (with Oakland) Spent two seasons as the Raiders’ defensive backs coach

2006: Raiders led the NFL in pass defense, allowing just 150.8 yards per game, and ranked third in total defense, surrendering only 284.8 yards per contest…CB Nnamdi Asomugha was third in the NFL with eight INTs.

2001-04: (with Cleveland) Coached the Browns’ secondary under then-head coach Butch Davis…Spent four years coaching alongside Ravens current assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Jerry Rosburg.

2003: DBs helped Cleveland tie the franchise record for allowing the fewest passing TDs (13).

2001: Under Pagano’s guidance, the Browns’ secondary accounted for 28 of the team’s NFL-leading and team-record 33 INTs, which set a new mark…Rookie CB Anthony Henry led NFL with 10 picks.

1995-2000, 1986: (with Miami) Coached the Hurricanes’ secondary and was special teams coordinator…Pagano coached four NFL firstround DBs: Reed (Ravens, 24th-2002), Phillip Buchanon (Raiders, 17th-2002), Duane Starks (Ravens, 10th-1998) and Mike Rumph (49ers, 27th-2002)…The Hurricanes blocked a surreal 39 kicks in 59 games.

2000: Secondary was tabbed the nation’s best by Football News.

1999: DBs did not allow a passing TD in the last 27 quarters of the season, en route to a 9-4 record.

1996: Posted a single-season school-record 12 blocks.

1986: Was a G.A. at Miami for one year before moving on to Boise State…Returned to Miami in 1995 to coach the secondary and as special teams coordinator.

1992-94, 1989: (with East Carolina) Spent three seasons as the secondary and OLBs coach in his second stop at the school.

1989: Coached the team’s secondary.

1990-91: (with UNLV) 1991: Named defensive coordinator.

1990: Coached the Rebels’ secondary.

1987-88: (with Boise State) Coached OLBs.

1984-85: (with USC) Launched his coaching career as a graduate assistant at USC in 1984.

College: Pagano was a four-year letterman and two-year starter at strong safety for Wyoming…Graduated with a degree in marketing in 1984.

Personal: A four-year letterman and two-year starter at strong safety at Fairview (Boulder, CO) HS…Brother, John, is the Chargers’ linebackers coach...Chuck and his wife, Tina, have three children: Tara, Taylor and Tori.