Looks like Pete is the new defensive line coach at Philadelphia. Jenkins Named Defensive Line Coach Andy Reid added to his coaching staff Monday, tabbing Pete Jenkins as the team's defensive line coach. The move apparently signifies the end of Tommy Brasher's tenure with the club. Although nothing is official, there were indications that Brasher might retire following the 2005 season. The 64-year-old Jenkins has nearly four decades of coaching experience, with 34 years of service at the collegiate level. He retired to Santa Rosa Beach, FL, with his wife, Donna, in 2002 after a second tour of duty as the defensive line coach for Louisiana State University. Overall, he coached 14 seasons at LSU where he tutored All-Pros Leonard Marshall (NY Giants) and Henry Thomas (Minnesota, Detroit, New England). His second stint with the Tigers, under head coach Nick Saban, was highlighted with an SEC Championship in 2001, as the team went 10-3 and earned a Sugar Bowl victory over Illinois. Jenkins originally broke into the college ranks as the defensive line coach for Troy State in 1968 and has coached at 10 different colleges in his career (Troy State, 1968-70; Florence State, 1971-72; South Carolina, 1973-74; Southern Mississippi, 1975-77; Oklahoma State, 1978; Florida, 1979; LSU, 1980-90, 1999-2001; Mississippi State, 1991-95; and Auburn, 1996-98). The Macon, GA, native played defensive line and linebacker at Western Carolina.
Wow, that's interesting. Rule of thumb is that, as hard as college coaches work, NFL coaches work much, much harder. Interesting that Pete would make the jump into the NFL after spending so long at the collegiate level. I'm sure he'll do fine, but wow, what a grind...especially for a no-nonsense coach.
His wife taught my daughter....nice people. I thought though he was going to be done for good and go sit back and relax a little. I guess not.
I wonder if Miles knew he was interested in coaching again. As much as he loves LSU, he would have been the best replacement for Dunbar.
