Mike Pope

Mike Pope (born March 14, 1942^[1]) is the tight ends coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He has been a coach for the New York Giants, serving on all of their four Super Bowl Championship teams.

Career

Pope coached the New York Giants from 1983 to 1991, and from 2000 to 2013. Pope's coaching skills have been attributed as a reason for the success of Giants' tight ends Jeremy Shockey, Kevin Boss and Jake Ballard. Pope's personal connection to the Giants can be seen in the choice of name for one of his grandsons, Wellington, named for Giants' late owner Wellington Mara.

Pope was let go by the Giants after the 2013 season.^[2] He was hired by the Dallas Cowboys on January 22, 2014.^[3]

References

↑ Dallas Cowboys 2014 Media Guide
↑ Giants won't retain Mike Pope. He is currently the tight ends coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
↑ Cowboys Hire Pope To Replace Phillips As Tight Ends Coach

External links

Current tight end coaches of the National Football League

National Football Conference

NFC East	NFC North	NFC South	NFC West

Mike Pope (Dallas Cowboys) Kevin Gilbride Jr. (New York Giants) Justin Peelle (Philadelphia Eagles) Wes Phillips (Washington Redskins)	Frank Smith (Chicago Bears) Al Golden (Detroit Lions) Brian Angelichio (Green Bay Packers) Pat Shurmur (Minnesota Vikings)	Wade Harman (Atlanta Falcons) Pete Hoener (Carolina Panthers) Dan Roushar (New Orleans Saints) Jon Embree (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	Rick Christophel (Arizona Cardinals) Kenan Smith (Los Angeles Rams) Tony Sparano (San Francisco 49ers) Pat McPherson (Seattle Seahawks)

New York Giants Super Bowl XXI Champions

New York Giants Super Bowl XXV Champions

New York Giants Super Bowl XLII Champions

New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI Champions

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