Craig Fitzgerald

Craig Fitzgerald

Boston College Eagles
Position:	Strength & conditioning coach
Personal information
Born:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
College:	Maryland
Career history
As a coach:
Catholic University (1998) Graduate assistant Arizona State (1999) Graduate assistant Maryland (2000-2004) Assistant strength coach Harvard (2005–2009) Head strength and conditioning coach South Carolina (2009–2011) Head strength and conditioning coach Penn State (2012–2013) Head strength and conditioning coach Houston Texans (2014–2017) Head strength and conditioning coach Tennessee (2018–2019) Head strength and conditioning coach New York Giants (2020–2023) Head strength and conditioning coach Florida (2024) Director of football performance Boston College (2024–present) Strength & conditioning coach

Craig Fitzgerald is a former American football player and current coach. He is the current head strength and conditioning coach for the Boston College football team of the NCAA.

Playing career

Fitzgerald was a walk on tight end for the Terrapins and was in the team for five seasons.^[1] He graduated in 1996 with a degree in Government and Politics History.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

After graduating Maryland, Fitzgerald was named the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator at Catholic University. It was at Catholic University where Craig first popularized the popular weight training saying "Get after it!", which was co-opted by Chris Cuomo amongst others,^[2] and other motivational sayings that are the hallmark of his career. After a season as a graduate assistant at Arizona State, Fitzgerald returned to his alma mater where he worked as the assistant director of strength and conditioning from 2000 to 2005. He then went to Harvard and worked as the director of strength and conditioning from 2005 to 2009.^[3] Between 2009 and 2011, Fitzgerald worked under Steve Spurrier at South Carolina^[4] as the director of strength and conditioning.

Penn State

In 2012 and 2013 Fitzgerald was the director of strength and conditioning at Penn State.^[5]

Houston Texans

Fitzgerald followed Bill O’Brien to the NFL and was the head strength and conditioning coach for the Houston Texans from 2014 to 2017.^[6]

Tennessee

Fitzgerald returned to college in 2018^[7] joining Jeremy Pruitt’s staff in Tennessee.^[8] He would only stay there until the end of the 2019 season.

New York Giants

In May of 2020,^[9] Fitzgerald was named the head strength and conditioning coach for the New York Giants.^[10] He was retained by Brian Daboll for the 2022 season.

Florida

On December 30, 2023, Fitzgerald went to Florida as the team’s director of sports performance.^[11]

Boston College

On February 11, 2024, Fitzgerald was hired by Boston College as the team's director of sports performance.^[12]

References

1. "Craig Fitzgerald College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
2. Grynbaum, Michael M.; Koblin, John (December 6, 2021). "Chris Cuomo says he will end his radio show, two days after CNN firing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
3. "Fitzgerald Leaving Strength Coach Post | Sports | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
4. "Craig Fitzgerald Named Strength & Conditioning Coach". University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
5. "Clipped From The Philadelphia Inquirer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 31, 2012. pp. C02. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
6. Sidhu, Deepi (February 6, 2014). "Craig Fitzgerald to lead strength and conditioning". Houston Texans. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
7. O, Double (January 5, 2018). "Report: Tennessee hires NFL strength and conditioning coach Craig Fitzgerald". Saturday Down South. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
8. "Craig Fitzgerald to stay at UT". Vols Wire. December 19, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
9. "VolQuest - Tennessee, Pruitt losing 'in demand' Fitzgerald to the New York Giants". tennessee.rivals.com. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
10. Traina, Patricia. "Giants Hire Craig Fitzgerald as Their New Strength and Conditioning Coach". Sports Illustrated New York Giants News, Analysis and More. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
11. "Craig Fitzgerald Named Florida's Director of Football Performance". floridagators.com. Florida Gators. December 30, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
12. Goodall, Zach (February 11, 2024). "New Florida Football Performance Director Craig Fitzgerald Leaves for BC". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

External links

• Tennessee Volunteers profile