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Roman was born in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] and grew up in nearby [[Ventnor City, New Jersey|Ventnor]]. He and his two older brothers were raised by his mom after his parents divorced, Roman never had a relationship with his father.<ref name=ranks/> At age 10, with his family strapped for cash, Roman got his first job as a [[paperboy]] for the [[Atlantic City Press]]; during the summers he worked as a "[[Courier|runner]]" on the beaches of South Jersey. The money he made, in addition to helping to support his family, helped him to pay for his education at a nearby private high school.<ref name=ranks/> He graduated from [[Holy Spirit High School (New Jersey)|Holy Spirit High School]] in [[Absecon, New Jersey]] where he played football for the Holy Spirit Spartans. In his senior year at Holy Spirit, he was named to the All-South Jersey team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Offensive Coordinator |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/coaches-roster/greg-roman |website=baltimoreravens.com |publisher=Baltimore Ravens |accessdate=5 December 2019}}</ref> After graduation in 1991, Roman got an academic scholarship to attend [[John Carroll University]] in the [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] suburbs.<ref>Staff. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports_hs_football/agent-says-ventnor-native-greg-roman-a-finalist-for-penn/article_b75d8c03-cbf3-563f-9102-b218997d7447.html "Agent says Ventnor native Greg Roman a finalist for Penn State job"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', January 3, 2012. Accessed September 10, 2012. "San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman, a Ventnor native and Holy Spirit High School graduate, is a finalist for the Penn State football head-coaching job, his agent said Monday."</ref><ref name="ranks">{{cite web |last1=Branch |first1=Eric |title=49ers' Greg Roman: Up through the ranks |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2301243-181/49ers-greg-roman-up-through |website=pressdemocrat.com |publisher=The Press Democrat |accessdate=6 December 2019}}</ref>
Roman was born in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] and grew up in nearby [[Ventnor City, New Jersey|Ventnor]]. He and his two older brothers were raised by his mom after his parents divorced, Roman never had a relationship with his father.<ref name=ranks/> At age 10, with his family strapped for cash, Roman got his first job as a [[paperboy]] for the [[Atlantic City Press]]; during the summers he worked as a "[[Courier|runner]]" on the beaches of South Jersey. The money he made, in addition to helping to support his family, helped him to pay for his education at a nearby private high school.<ref name=ranks/> He graduated from [[Holy Spirit High School (New Jersey)|Holy Spirit High School]] in [[Absecon, New Jersey]] where he played football for the Holy Spirit Spartans. In his senior year at Holy Spirit, he was named to the All-South Jersey team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Offensive Coordinator |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/coaches-roster/greg-roman |website=baltimoreravens.com |publisher=Baltimore Ravens |accessdate=5 December 2019}}</ref> After graduation in 1991, Roman got an academic scholarship to attend [[John Carroll University]] in the [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] suburbs.<ref>Staff. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports_hs_football/agent-says-ventnor-native-greg-roman-a-finalist-for-penn/article_b75d8c03-cbf3-563f-9102-b218997d7447.html "Agent says Ventnor native Greg Roman a finalist for Penn State job"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', January 3, 2012. Accessed September 10, 2012. "San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman, a Ventnor native and Holy Spirit High School graduate, is a finalist for the Penn State football head-coaching job, his agent said Monday."</ref><ref name="ranks">{{cite web |last1=Branch |first1=Eric |title=49ers' Greg Roman: Up through the ranks |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2301243-181/49ers-greg-roman-up-through |website=pressdemocrat.com |publisher=The Press Democrat |accessdate=6 December 2019}}</ref>
==College Career==
==College Career==
Roman played football for the [[John Carroll Blue Streaks football|John Carroll Blue Streaks]] for three years, winning the starting job as a defensive lineman in his last two years. He earned All-Ohio conference honorable mention status following his senior season in which he recorded 80 tackles and six sacks. That year the Blue Streaks defense allowed a league-low 98 points in 10 games and enabled the Carroll University football team to capture a share of the OAC championship. Roman finished his collegiate career with 145 tackles, 20.0 tackles-for-loss and 9.5 sacks.<ref name="blue streak">{{cite web |title=Player Bio Greg Roman |url=https://gostanford.com/sports/2013/4/17/208440634.aspx |website=gostanford.com |publisher=Stanford University |accessdate=5 December 2019}}</ref>
Roman played football for the [[John Carroll Blue Streaks football|John Carroll Blue Streaks]] for three years, winning the starting job as a defensive lineman in his last two years. He earned All-Ohio conference honorable mention status following his senior season in which he recorded 80 tackles and six sacks. That year the Blue Streaks defense allowed a league-low 98 points in 10 games and enabled the John Carroll University football team to capture a share of the OAC championship. Roman finished his collegiate career with 145 tackles, 20.0 tackles-for-loss and 9.5 sacks.<ref name="blue streak">{{cite web |title=Player Bio Greg Roman |url=https://gostanford.com/sports/2013/4/17/208440634.aspx |website=gostanford.com |publisher=Stanford University |accessdate=5 December 2019}}</ref>


==Professional Career==
==Professional Career==

Revision as of 16:10, 30 December 2019

Greg Roman
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Roman in 2015
Baltimore Ravens
Position:Offensive coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1972-08-19) August 19, 1972 (age 52)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Holy Spirit
(Absecon, New Jersey)
College:John Carroll
Career history
As a coach:
Record at Pro Football Reference

Gregory P. Roman (born August 19, 1972) is an American football offensive coordinator who is largely responsible for the design of the Baltimore Ravens new offense; centered around quarterback Lamar Jackson.[1][2] He was formerly the offensive coordinator with the NFL's San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills.

Biography

Roman was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey and grew up in nearby Ventnor. He and his two older brothers were raised by his mom after his parents divorced, Roman never had a relationship with his father.[3] At age 10, with his family strapped for cash, Roman got his first job as a paperboy for the Atlantic City Press; during the summers he worked as a "runner" on the beaches of South Jersey. The money he made, in addition to helping to support his family, helped him to pay for his education at a nearby private high school.[3] He graduated from Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, New Jersey where he played football for the Holy Spirit Spartans. In his senior year at Holy Spirit, he was named to the All-South Jersey team.[4] After graduation in 1991, Roman got an academic scholarship to attend John Carroll University in the Cleveland suburbs.[5][3]

College Career

Roman played football for the John Carroll Blue Streaks for three years, winning the starting job as a defensive lineman in his last two years. He earned All-Ohio conference honorable mention status following his senior season in which he recorded 80 tackles and six sacks. That year the Blue Streaks defense allowed a league-low 98 points in 10 games and enabled the John Carroll University football team to capture a share of the OAC championship. Roman finished his collegiate career with 145 tackles, 20.0 tackles-for-loss and 9.5 sacks.[6]

Professional Career

Roman's first coaching job was with the Carolina Panthers where he started as the unpaid strength and conditioning coach.[3] He worked his way up through the ranks and then onto the Houston Texans (2002–2005), the Baltimore Ravens (2006–2007).[7] Roman then worked under Jim Harbaugh at Stanford. In 2010, Roman was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.

When Harbaugh left Stanford in 2011 to become head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, Roman followed and was named the offensive coordinator.[8] He remained at the position until 2014. On January 12, 2015, Roman was hired by the Buffalo Bills to be their offensive coordinator under newly hired head coach Rex Ryan. On September 16, 2016, Roman was relieved of his duties after a 37–31 loss to the New York Jets. [9]

Baltimore Ravens

External videos
video icon Greg Roman's 2019 preseason press conference Ravens video

In 2017, the Ravens (coached by Jim Harbaugh's brother John) hired Roman as a senior offensive assistant and tight ends coach; in 2018 he was promoted to assistant head coach and tight ends coach. In 2019 the Ravens opted to completely revamp the offense and the then offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg decided to retire. Roman, who had coached Colin Kaepernick at San Francisco was promoted to offensive coordinator and tasked with the development of a new, dynamic offense.[1] This new offense would be a combination of his experiences as a tight ends coach and the knowledge he had gained from reading hundreds of football books[3] centered around the Ravens new quarterback, Lamar Jackson and running back Mark Ingram.[1][2]. In Roman's first full season in charge of the Raven's offense, after 12 games, the team averaged 33.8 points per game; best in the NFL.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ravens Promote Greg Roman To Offensive Coordinator". pressboxonline.com. PRESSBOX. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Gillis, Andrew. "How Greg Roman turned the Ravens' offense into the talk of the NFL". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Branch, Eric. "49ers' Greg Roman: Up through the ranks". pressdemocrat.com. The Press Democrat. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Offensive Coordinator". baltimoreravens.com. Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Staff. "Agent says Ventnor native Greg Roman a finalist for Penn State job", The Press of Atlantic City, January 3, 2012. Accessed September 10, 2012. "San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman, a Ventnor native and Holy Spirit High School graduate, is a finalist for the Penn State football head-coaching job, his agent said Monday."
  6. ^ "Player Bio Greg Roman". gostanford.com. Stanford University. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Branch, Eric (September 13, 2012). "Genesis of 49ers' jumbo formations: Holy Spirit High School". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  8. ^ 49ers coach adds Greg Roman, Vic Fangio atop staff
  9. ^ Greg Roman signs to be Buffalo Bills Offensive Coordinator under Rex Ryan.
  10. ^ Hemsley, Jamison. "Greg Roman's wisecracking rise from high school coach to Ravens' offensive guru". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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