Mike Pellegrino

Mike Pellegrino is an American lacrosse player turned football coach, born on July 24, 1993. He grew up in Oakdale, New York, and at Connetquot High School he was a three sport athlete in football, lacrosse and wrestling, earning all-state honours as a running back and recognition as an Under Armour All-American long-stick midfielder. He went on to Johns Hopkins University, where he captained the lacrosse team for two seasons and was named an All-American twice. In the 2015 Major League Lacrosse draft the New York Lizards took him in the second round, and he later played for the Boston Cannons in the same league. After his playing days he moved into football coaching, starting as an intern with the New England Patriots in 2015 and rising to cornerbacks coach, a staff that won Super Bowls LI and LIII, before later coaching for the Buffalo Bills and the Philadelphia Eagles. This entry covers his career as a professional lacrosse athlete.