Eric Studesville

Eric Studesville serves as the interim head coach of the Denver Broncos football team in the National Football League. Studesville was named the interim coach of the Broncos on December 6, 2010, after head coach Josh McDaniels was dismissed. Before taking over at the helm of the Broncos, he worked for the team as their running backs coach and running game coordinator. Studesville is the first African-American to become head coach of the Broncos.http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/21321/meet-eric-studesville

In addition to playing as a defensive back in college, Studesville held various coaching positions in college football and the NFL including stops at the University of North Carolina and with the Chicago Bears, New York Giants and Buffalo Bills.http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/coaches/Eric-Studesville/6a851504-a376-4c81-8e14-93739624ca93

Coaching Career

Studesville began his coaching career in the college ranks, serving as a graduate assistant with the Arizona Wildcats, a video assistant with the North Carolina Tar Heels and a secondary coach with the Kent State Golden Flashes and Wingate Bulldogs.http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/coaches/Eric-Studesville/6a851504-a376-4c81-8e14-93739624ca93

His first job in the NFL game in 1996 when he joined the Chicago Bears and he went on to take over the offensive quality control position in 1997. A move in 2001 took Studesville to the New York Giants where he worked until 2003 as the running backs coach. With the Giants, Studesville worked with Tiki Barber to help the running back tally back-to-back seasons with over 1,000 rushing yards. Starting in 2004, Studesville became the running backs coach for the Buffalo Bills, helping Willis McGahee become the fourth rookie in team history top 1,000 rushing yards. Studesville was promoted within the Bills franchise in 2008, taking over as the running game coordinator. He held that position through 2009, at which time he came to the Denver Broncos as the running backs coach.http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/coaches/Eric-Studesville/6a851504-a376-4c81-8e14-93739624ca93

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In a report from the Associated Press, the road by which Eric Studesville became the interim head coach of the Denver Broncos is chronicled. After the Broncos began the 2010 season with a 3-9 record, head coach Josh McDaniels was fired on December 6, 2010, and as a result, Studesville was named as the temporary replacement.