Justin Rascati (born February 8, 1984) is an American football coach who is currently the pass game coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).

Playing career

Coming out of Buchholz High School, Rascati committed to play college football for the Louisville Cardinals.[1] He played just five games where he completed 14 of 24 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown to two interceptions.[2] After the 2003 season, Rascati decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[3] He transferred to play for the James Madison, where he helped the Dukes win their first FCS Championship in 2004.[4] Rascati finished his career at James Madison throwing for 5,912 yards and 51 touchdowns with an average quarterback rating of 155.2.[5] After his collegiate career, he played for the Chicago Bears and Montreal Alouettes briefly on the team's training camp rosters, before playing two seasons in the Arena Football League.[6]

Coaching career

Rascati got his first coaching job as the offensive coordinator at Kentucky Country Day School.[7] In 2012, he was hired as the quarterbacks coach at Weber State.[8] In 2014, Rascati was hired to serve as the wide receivers coach at UT Martin.[9] In 2016, he got his first offensive coordinator role being hired by the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.[10] After one season with the Golden Eagles, Rascati joined the Chattanooga Mocs as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.[11] In 2019, Rascati got his first NFL coaching job being hired by the Denver Broncos as an offensive quality control.[12] After three years with the Broncos, he was hired by the Minnesota Vikings in 2022 to serve as the team's assistant offensive line coach.[13] Ahead of the 2024 season, Rascati joined the Cincinnati Bengals as the team's passing game coordinator.[14]

References

  1. ^ Patton, John. "QB role graduates into bigger threat". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Justin Rascati". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  3. ^ Patton, John (April 9, 2004). "Rascati will still leave Louisville". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  4. ^ Reger, Savannah. "Which championship QB had the best career? Schor or Rascati". The Breeze. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  5. ^ Gonzalez, Aiden (December 21, 207). "Former Buchholz QB not giving up NFL dream". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  6. ^ Kuykendall, Joseph. "From quarterback to coach". The Breeze. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  7. ^ Hobson, Geoff. "From Arena2 To No. 9, Bengals New Assistant Justin Rascati Has Seen It All From Inside Out". Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  8. ^ Makdook, Dadio (February 8, 2024). "Who is new Bengals pass game coordinator Justin Rascati?". Cincy Jungle. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  9. ^ Henley, Gene (September 13, 2017). "UTC's Justin Rascati has close friends on UT-Martin staff". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  10. ^ Alper, Josh. "Bengals hire Justin Rascati as pass game coordinator, promote Brad Kragthorpe to QB coach". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  11. ^ Keel, Fletcher. "Bengals announce pass game coordinator hire, position coach promotions". WLWT.com. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  12. ^ Dehner Jr., Paul (February 9, 2024). "Why Justin Rascati became 'greatest fit of all time' for new Bengals coaching role". The Athletic. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  13. ^ Forness, Tyler (February 8, 2024). "Vikings lose assistant OL coach to Bengals". Vikings Wire. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  14. ^ Heltman, Russ. "Dan Pitcher, Justin Rascati on Boosting Cincinnati's Explosive Playmaking: 'Stems From Marriage of Run and Pass'". Cincinnati Bengals on SI. SI.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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