Adam DiMichele
{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (born 1985)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Adam DiMichele
| image =
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| current_team = Nebraska Cornhuskers
| position = Offensive analyst
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|7|26}}
| birth_place = McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 202
| college = Temple
| high_school = Sto-Rox High School
| undraftedyear = 2009
| teams =
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
- Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2009}})*
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2009}}–{{CFL Year|2010}})*
- Erie Explosion (2011)
- Philadelphia Soul ({{AFL Year|2012}})
| pastcoaching =
- Temple (2013)
Offensive graduate assistant - Temple (2014)
Wide receivers coach - Temple (2015–2016)
Director of player development - Temple (2017)
Offensive quality control coach & recruiting assistant - Temple (2018)
Quarterbacks coach & inside wide receivers coach - Temple (2019–2020)
Offensive analyst - Temple (2021–2022)
Director of player personnel - Nebraska (2023–present)
Offensive analyst
| highlights =
- SIFL MVP (2011)
- SIFL First-team (2011)
| aflstatlabel1 = Completions
| aflstatvalue1 = 20
| aflstatlabel2 = Attempts
| aflstatvalue2 = 35
| aflstatlabel3 = Yards
| aflstatvalue3 = 259
| aflstatlabel4 = Touchdowns
| aflstatvalue4 = 3
| aflstatlabel5 = Interceptions
| aflstatvalue5 = 2
| afl = 12023
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Adam DiMichele ({{IPAc-en|d|ɪ|ˈ|m|aɪ|k|əl}}; born July 26, 1985) is an American football coach and former quarterback.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120606181211/http://www.arenafootball.com/taxonomy/term/1387/ Adam DiMichele transactions]}} He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Temple. DiMichele was also a member of the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Erie Explosion and Philadelphia Soul.
Early life
Born to Dominic and Natalie DiMichele, Adam had one of the best high-school careers in the history of Pennsylvania as the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League's all-time leading passer, breaking records set by Joe Montana, Dan Marino and Joe Namath. His basketball teams at Sto-Rox High School went 105–15. He earned first-team All-State honors in three sports : baseball, basketball and football, while being cited as the State Player of the Year in both football and basketball. After signing with Penn State to play football in February 2004, he decided he wanted to go elsewhere and play college baseball instead.[http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/sports/45599757.html Temple's DiMichele gets his shot with Eagles]
College career
DiMichele attended Okaloosa-Walton College in Niceville, Florida for the 2004–05 and 2005–06 academic years played two seasons of baseball as an outfielder and pitcher.[http://www.owlsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/dimichele_adam00.html DiMichele Temple Owls Baseball bio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617112552/http://www.owlsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/dimichele_adam00.html |date=June 17, 2011 }}
He was transferred to Temple University in 2006. He was named team captain in 2007 and 2008 . DiMichele threw for 5,024 yards, finishing fourth on the Owls' all-time list, adding 45 touchdowns.[https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13133/adam-dimichele Adam DiMichele Stats, News, Photos - Temple Owls - NCAA College] ESPN.com He majored in sport and recreation management.
Professional career
=Philadelphia Eagles=
After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL draft, DiMichele was offered a tryout with the Philadelphia Eagles and was subsequently signed by the team. He was waived by the Eagles on June 11, 2009.[http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dneagles/47841217.html Roster Moves, Johnson Update | Philadelphia Daily News | 06/11/2009] He re-joined to the Eagles on August 12 after backup Kevin Kolb suffered a knee sprain during training camp.[http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/pennsylvania/20090812_ap_eaglessignqbadamdimichele.html Eagles sign QB Adam DiMichele] He was waived again on August 25.{{Cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=18471 |title=Eagles Sign TE Curtis, LB Gatewood - Philadelphia Eagles |access-date=2009-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828035635/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=18471 |archive-date=2009-08-28 |url-status=dead }}
=Calgary Stampeders=
DiMichele signed with the Calgary Stampeders' practice roster on September 21, 2009{{Cite web |url=http://www.stampeders.com/news_blogs/news/?id=3206 |title=Stamps add two to Practice Roster |access-date=2009-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216190705/http://www.stampeders.com/news_blogs/news/?id=3206 |archive-date=2012-02-16 |url-status=dead }} only to be released on September 23.{{Cite web |url=http://www.stampeders.com/news_blogs/news/?id=3214 |title=Stamps release DiMichele |access-date=2009-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216190717/http://www.stampeders.com/news_blogs/news/?id=3214 |archive-date=2012-02-16 |url-status=dead }}
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
DiMichele was signed to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers practice roster on September 25, 2009.
=Erie Explosion=
DiMichele was signed by the Erie Explosion of the Southern Indoor Football League on December 17, 2010.[http://www.southernifl.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=314:erie-explosion-sign-qb-adam-dimichele&catid=3:latest-news&Itemid=21 Erie Explosion Sign QB Adam DiMichele]
During the 2011 season, DiMichele commanded an offense that led the league in multiple categories, including average passing yards per game (270.6), team points per game (70.2) and total team offensive yards per game (260). He completed 55 percent of his passes (235-of-427) for 3,247 yards and would throw a league-best 91 touchdowns to just 7 interceptions. For his efforts in leading the Explosion to a 9–3 record and a division title, he was named to the SIFL's First-team Offense and was named league MVP.[http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011307079872 Three Explosion players named All-Stars][http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011307089905 Erie Explosion QB named indoor league MVP]
=Philadelphia Soul=
DiMichele signed with the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League for the 2012 season.[https://archive.today/20130122223546/http://www.erieexplosion.com/news/71 Philadelphia Soul Sign QB Adam DiMichele]
Coaching career
Following his professional career, DiMichele returned to Philadelphia to join Matt Rhule's staff as graduate assistant in 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/owlsinq/Adam-DiMichele-named-Temple-graduate-assistant-Big-East-Owls-quarterback.html|title=DiMichele named Temple graduate assistant}} Following the season, DiMichele was promoted to wide receivers coach.{{Cite web|last=Easterling|first=Evan|date=2018-01-08|title=Report: Temple football to promote Adam DiMichele|url=https://temple-news.com/report-temple-football-to-promote-adam-dimichele/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=The Temple News|language=en-US}} DiMichele has been Temple's Director of Player Development since the 2015 season.
DiMichele was promoted to the role of offensive assistant, working with Temple's quarterbacks and wide receivers, in January 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://temple.rivals.com/news/collins-promotes-dimichele-to-tenth-assistant-spot|title=OwlScoop - Collins promotes DiMichele to tenth assistant spot|date=8 January 2018 }}
Personal life
His younger brother Alex DiMichele played fullback with him at Temple, before transferring to Robert Morris University, playing linebacker.
His other younger brother, Anthony DiMichele, has been a defensive back for the College of the Holy Cross.{{cite web|url=http://goholycross.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/bios/dimichele_anthony00.html |title=Holy Cross Athletics |accessdate=2010-04-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711104610/http://goholycross.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/bios/dimichele_anthony00.html |archivedate=2011-07-11 }}
Adam now runs a quarterback and linebacker performance camp, Dimichele Brothers Performance, mainly based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, alongside his younger brother, Alex Dimichele.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090522124400/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/AdamDiMichele.html Philadelphia Eagles bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090723034213/http://www.owlsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dimichele_adam00.html Temple Owls bio]
- [http://www.stampeders.com/team/player_roster/career/?id=323 Calgary Stampeders bio]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- {{Twitter}}
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