In the next installment of our “Coach ’em Up” series, we profile first year running backs coach Skip Peete.
Peete’s brother, Rodney, was an NFL quarterback for 16 years while his father, Willie, served as the Bears’ running backs coach from 1995-1997 before becoming one of the team’s scouts. Skip was an All-Big Eight wide receiver in 1985 as a Kansas Jayhawk before spending a year with the New York Jets in 1987.
Following his stint as a player, Peete was a graduate assistant from 1988-1990 at the University of Pittsburgh. From there, he served as the team’s running back coach from 1991-1992, spending his final two seasons coaching future Hall of Fame rCurtis Martin.