| Green Bay Packers | |
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| Position: | Passing game coordinator Quarterbacks coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 16, 1984 Munhall, Pennsylvania |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Steel Valley (Munhall, Pennsylvania) |
| College: | Pittsburgh, Akron |
| Undrafted: | 2007 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| As coach: | |
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Luke John Getsy (born February 16, 1984) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is currently the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks football team and the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He also served wide receivers coach for the Western Michigan Broncos football team.
Early years
Getsy was a four-year starting quarterback at Steel Valley High School.
College career
Getsy attended the University of Pittsburgh on a football scholarship. After spending two seasons with the Panthers, Getsy transferred to the University of Akron where he led the Zips to its first ever conference championship. He also led Akron to its first-ever bowl game, the Motor City Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit. Getsy finished his career breaking 24 school records in two years as the Zips starter.
Professional career
Getsy signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers prior to the 2007 season.
Coaching career
Getsy became the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and academic coordinator at West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2009. In 2011, he was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under the new staff of head coach Curt Cignetti at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.[1]
Getsy was named the wide receivers coach under Western Michigan's new head coach P. J. Fleck.
On February 7, 2014, he was named the offensive quality control coach of the Green Bay Packers.[2] He was appointed the Wide Receivers coach of the Packers for the 2016 NFL season.
On December 31, 2017 Getsy was named the offensive coordinator of the Mississippi State Bulldogs.[3]
On January 21, 2019 Getsy was named the quarterbacks coach to the Green Bay Packers. [4] On March 12, 2020, He was promoted to quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator.
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110726080644/http://wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=76712. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ^ "Packers finalize coaching staff". Packers.com. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^ http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21921773/luke-getsy-leaving-green-bay-packers-become-mississippi-state-offensive-coordinator
- ^ "The Packers are bringing back Luke Getsy as quarterbacks coach, according to sources. Getsy coached the Packers receivers before becoming Mississippi State's offensive coordinator last season. Getsy's return gives Aaron Rodgers someone he's familiar with to help him transition into new coach Matt LaFleur's offense". ESPN.com. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.