New Orleans, Louisiana — Former Lawrence Co. Star athlete Jason Michael is set to coach in Super Bowl LIX this Sunday at the Caesars Superdome for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Jason Michael is in his 22nd season coaching, including his fourth year as the Philadelphia Eagles’ tight ends coach.
In 2023, Michael guided Dallas Goedert to a career-high 59 receptions for 592 yards and three touchdowns in 14 contests. Goedert finished ninth among NFL tight ends in catches per game (4.2), while also logging the fifth-most yards after the catch per reception (5.4) at his position.
During the 2022 campaign, when Philadelphia advanced to Super Bowl LVII, Michael coached Goedert to his second consecutive season with 700-plus receiving yards (702). Through the first 10 weeks, Goedert ranked first among NFL tight ends in yards after the catch (348) and second in both receiving yards (521) and receiving average (13.0) before being placed on the injured reserve list. Despite missing five games, Goedert finished third at his position in yards after the catch (420) and receiving yards.
In his first year with the Eagles, Michael facilitated a breakout season by Goedert, who totaled the fifth-most receiving yards (career-high 830) among NFL tight ends. Goedert also led his position in receiving first-down percentage (75.0 pct.) and ranked second in yards per catch (career-high 14.8). In addition, Michael developed Jack Stoll, who was the only undrafted rookie to make Philadelphia’s roster out of training camp in 2021.
During the 2019-20 seasons, Michael served as the Indianapolis Colts’ tight ends coach, working under Eagles head coach and former Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni. Over that two-year stretch, Indianapolis’ tight ends combined to rank fifth in the AFC among their position group in receptions (168, 10th in the NFL) and yards (1,862, ninth in the NFL).
In 2020, Michael helped the Colts post the 10th-ranked offense (378.1 ypg) in the league. He also coached the tight ends to a productive year in 2019, with Jack Doyle earning a Pro Bowl nod after starting all 16 games and totaling 43 receptions for 448 yards and four touchdowns.
Michael was a quarterback who began his college playing career at Army before transferring to Western Kentucky, where he was a two-time captain. As a senior in 2002, he guided the Hilltoppers to the NCAA I-AA title and was named the school’s Male Athlete of the Year.
A native of Louisa, KY, Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering technology from Western Kentucky and was named a I-AA Athletic Directors Academic All-Star and academic all-district honoree.
Micheal was a star athlete at Lawrence Co. in Football and Baseball.
The Micheal Family was all smiles after the Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the first round of the NFC Playoffs.
Jason is married to his wife, Jamie. The couple has a son, Wyatt, and a daughter, Charlie.
Jason is the son of Eddie Wayne and Sue Micheal of Louisa.
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