Assistant Wide Receivers Coach
NFL Experience: 8
Years with Buccaneers: 4
Tim Berbenich enters his fourth season with the Buccaneers in 2009 and first as assistant wide receivers coach after serving as assistant running backs coach in 2008.In 2008, he worked closely with Richard Bisaccia, associate head coach/running backs and special teams, in the instruction of the Buccaneers running backs. His contributions helped the Buccaneers rush for an average of 4.07 yards-per-carry, the fifth-highest average in team history and Tampa Bay’s 114.8 rushing yards per game in 2008 was the ninth-best average in team history.
Prior to his current position, he spent two seasons (2006-2007) as an offensive quality control coach with Tampa Bay. In 2007, Berbenich helped lead the Buccaneers to the 2007 NFC South title. Berbenich joined the Tampa Bay staff after spending parts of six seasons (2000-2005) with the N.Y. Jets organization, including three years (2003-2005) on the coaching staff.
Berbenich spent three seasons on the Jets offensive staff, as an offensive assistant during the 2003 and 2004 seasons before adding quality control duties in 2005. He initially joined the Jets on a full-time basis in 2002 as an operations assistant after interning with the team in operations during training camp from 2000-2002. During his tenure in New York, the Jets reached the playoffs during the 2002 and 2004 seasons.
Berbenich played wide receiver for Hamilton College in Clinton, New York from 1998-2001 while earning his degree in economics. Born December 19, 1979 in Huntington, New York, Berbenich is married to Diane and resides in Tampa.
BERBENICH AT A GLANCE
- 1998-2001…Hamilton College, player
- 2000-02…New York Jets, Training Camp Operations Intern
- 2002…New York Jets, Operations Assistant
- 2003-04…New York Jets, Offensive Assistant
- 2005…New York Jets, Offensive Assistant/Quality Control Coach
- 2006-07…Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Offensive Quality Control Coach
- 2008…Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Assistant Running Backs Coach
- 2009...Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Assistant Wide Receivers Coach
