Frank Cignetti Jr. is the elder son of Hall of Famer Frank Cignetti Sr, who carved out a unique coaching career, including 20 years turning his alma mater Indiana (Pa.) into a Division II power.
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Cignetti Jr. was born on October 4, 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Cignetti Jr. is currently working as the offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh Panthers. Prior to Pitt, Cignetti Jr. was the offensive coordinator at Boston College and the quarterbacks coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).
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Cignetti Jr. has also been the quarterbacks coach for the New York Giants in 2016/17 and prior to that, he served as the quarterbacks coach for the St. Louis Rams from 2012 to 2014 and offensive coordinator for the Rams in 2015.
Sadly, Cignetti Jr’s father has died. Cignetti Sr. passed away on Sept. 10 at age 84.
From 1990 to 1998, Cignetti Jr. was on his father’s IUP Crimson Hawks football team coaching staff at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), where he was an all-conference safety before earning his bachelor’s degree in 1988.
Cignetti Jr. landed his first NFL appointment in 1999 as a quality control assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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