John Eugene DeFilippo was born on April 12, 1978, in Youngstown, Ohio. He is an American.
John is a football coach. He currently serves as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NLF).
DeFilippo played college football during his college days at James Madison University. He also served as offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars.
In 2000, DeFilippo became a quarterbacks coach at Fordham. He has had 23 years of coaching experience, including 16 in the NLF.
While DeFilippo was a quarterbacks coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, he won a Super Bowl with the team.
What happened to John DeFilippo?
On January 13, last year, DeFilippo was fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars after only one season as the offensive coordinator. He was however hired by the Chicago Bears three days later to be their quarterbacks’ coach.
DeFilippo had initially interviewed for that post in 2018. But he lost it to Nagy.