As reported by Clarence Hill, beat writer for the Dallas Cowboys, the Chicago Bears have hired Skip Peete to be their running backs coach.
Former Cowboys running back coach Skip Peete has accepted the same position with the Chicago Bears.
— Clarence Hill (@clarencehilljr) January 17, 2013
For the last seven years he's served in the same capacity for the Dallas Cowboys. Peete was fired from the Cowboys on January 7, 2013, after the Cowboys rushed for a franchise low 1,265 yards.
This is the second former Cowboy that Marc Trestman has hired after Joe DeCamillis was hired as assistant head coach / special teams coach.
Trestman and Peete worked together with the Oakland Raiders from 2001 - 2003.
Here's the coaching timeline of Skip Peete from good old Wikipedia:
- 1989-1990 University of Pittsburgh (WR)
- 1991-1992 University of Pittsburgh (RB)
- 1993-1994 Michigan State University (WR)
- 1995 Rutgers University (WR)
- 1996-1997 UCLA (RB)
- 1998-2006 Oakland Raiders (RB)
- 2007-2013 Dallas Cowboys (RB)
- 2013-Present Chicago Bears (RB)