Editing Patrick Pass

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image         = Patrick Pass (27171072475) (cropped).jpg
| caption       = Pass in 2016
| current_team  = Massachusetts Pirates
| position      = Director of football personnel development
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1977|12|31}}
| birth_place   = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.
| height_ft     = 5
| height_in     = 10
| weight_lbs    = 217
| high_school   = [[Tucker High School|Tucker]] ([[Tucker, Georgia]])
| college       = [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]]
| draftyear     = 2000
| draftround    = 7
| draftpick     = 239
| pastteams     =
* [[New England Patriots]] ({{NFL Year|2000}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
* [[Houston Texans]] ({{NFL Year|2007}})*
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|2007}})
* New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
| pastcoaching  =
* [[Massachusetts Pirates]] (2020–2021)<br>Head coach
| pastexecutive =
* [[Massachusetts Pirates]] (2022-present)<br>Director of football personnel development
| highlights    =
* 3× [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXXVI|XXXVI]], [[Super Bowl XXXVIII|XXXVIII]], [[Super Bowl XXXIX|XXXIX]])
* [[United Bowl (IFL)|United Bowl]] champion ([[2021 Indoor Football League season|2021]])
| statlabel1    = Games played
| statvalue1    = 79
| statlabel2    = Rushing attempts
| statvalue2    = 128
| statlabel3    = Rushing yards
| statvalue3    = 526
| statlabel4    = Receptions
| statvalue4    = 66
| statlabel5    = Receiving yards
| statvalue5    = 570
| statlabel6    = Total touchdowns
| statvalue6    = 4
}}

'''Patrick DeAndrea Pass''' (born December 31, 1977) is an [[American football]] coach and former [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]], who was the director of football personnel development for the [[Massachusetts Pirates]] of the [[Indoor Football League]] (IFL) until he was suspended from the IFL indefinitely. He was drafted by the [[New England Patriots]] in the seventh round of the [[2000 NFL draft]]. He played college football at [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]]. He has also been a member of the [[New York Giants]] and the [[Houston Texans]].

==Early life==
Pass attended [[Tucker High School]] in [[Tucker, Georgia]], and lettered in [[High school football|football]] and [[baseball]]. In football, he was a three-year [[Starting lineup|starter]] at [[running back]], and as a senior, he was also named as an All-USA selection by ''[[USA Today]]''.

==College career==
Pass attended the [[University of Georgia]], where he played football as a running back, [[quarterback]], receiver, and kick returner. Before his freshman season, he was drafted by the [[Florida Marlins]] in the 1996 [[Major League Baseball draft]], and played that summer in the Marlins' farm system. He played again in the Marlins' minor league system before his sophomore and junior seasons in 1997 and 1998.

==Professional career==
Pass was drafted by the Patriots as a running back in the seventh round of the [[2000 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He spent two weeks on the Patriots' practice squad in [[2001 New England Patriots season|2000]] before being activated. In his first start on November 19, Pass played as a running back, wide receiver, and special teamer, recording 39 rushing yards, 16 receiving yards, and two special teams tackles. In the [[2002 New England Patriots season|2002]] off-season, Pass put on 35 pounds and made the transition to fullback, where he would start for the [[2004 New England Patriots season|2004]] team. In [[2005 New England Patriots season|2005]], with top rusher [[Corey Dillon]] injured, Pass would see time as a running back, recording a career-high 245 rushing yards that season. However, Pass himself would miss time in 2005 with a hamstring injury suffered against the [[Buffalo Bills]] on October 31. In [[2006 New England Patriots season|2006]], Pass continued to struggle with the injury, being placed on the [[Physically Unable to Perform]] list, and being limited to just three games before going on injured reserve. Pass also saw time as a kick returner in his time with the Patriots, returning 36 kickoffs for 745 yards.

Pass signed with the [[Houston Texans]] before the start of the [[2007 NFL season]]; the Texans released him on August 29, 2007. Pass was signed by the [[New York Giants]] on November 20, 2007, playing in one game before being released on November 27, 2007.

After spending the [[2008 NFL season]] out of football, Pass signed again with the Patriots on June 4, 2009. He was released a week later, on June 11 and retired from the NFL.

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 New England Patriots season|NWE]]
| 5 || 2 || 18 || 58 || 3.2 || 11 || 0 || 4 || 17 || 4.3 || 15 || 0
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 New England Patriots season|NWE]]
| '''16''' || 0 || 1 || 7 || '''7.0''' || 7 || 0 || 6 || 66 || 11.0 || 23 || '''1'''
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 New England Patriots season|NWE]]
| 15 || 0 || 4 || 27 || 6.8 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 New England Patriots season|NWE]]
| 13 || 1 || 6 || 27 || 4.5 || 11 || 0 || 4 || 21 || 5.3 || 11 || 0
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! [[2004 New England Patriots season|NWE]]
| 14 || '''4''' || 39 || 141 || 3.6 || 19 || 0 || '''28''' || 215 || 7.7 || 22 || 0
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 New England Patriots season|NWE]]
| 12 || '''4''' || '''54''' || '''245''' || 4.5 || '''31''' || '''3''' || 22 || '''227''' || 10.3 || '''39''' || 0
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 New England Patriots season|NWE]]
| 3 || 0 || 6 || 21 || 3.5 || 6 || 0 || 2 || 24 || '''12.0''' || 16 || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! [[2007 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 79 !! 11 !! 128 !! 526 !! 4.1 !! 31 !! 3 !! 66 !! 570 !! 8.6 !! 39 !! 1
|}

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 New England Patriots season|NWE]]
| '''3''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 New England Patriots season|NWE]]
| '''3''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! [[2004 New England Patriots season|NWE]]
| '''3''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || '''1''' || '''14''' || '''14.0''' || '''14''' || 0 
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 New England Patriots season|NWE]]
| 1 || 0 || '''1''' || '''6''' || '''6.0''' || '''6''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 10 !! 1 !! 2 !! 6 !! 3.0 !! 6 !! 0 !! 1 !! 14 !! 14.0 !! 14 !! 0
|}

==Coaching career==
In 2012, Pass became the head coach of the Boston Freedom Fighters, a team in the new Professional Developmental Spring League called the "National Spring Football League".

In 2020, Pass was hired as the head coach for the [[Massachusetts Pirates]], at the time a member of the [[National Arena League]].  Though the 2020 season was cancelled because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Pass would be hired again as the Pirates' head coach for 2021, their first season in the [[Indoor Football League]] (IFL).<ref name="passpirates">{{Cite web |last=Nissi |first=Oliver |date=2020-09-14 |title=Pirates and Pass Run It Back For 2021 |url=https://masspiratesfootball.com/2020/09/14/pirates-and-pass-run-it-back-for-2021/ |access-date=2021-09-12}}</ref> Pass would lead the Pirates to an 11–3 regular season record and a 37–34 victory over the [[Arizona Rattlers]] in the 2021 [[United Bowl (IFL)|United Bowl]], the Pirates' first championship in franchise history.<ref name="pirateschamps">{{Cite web |date=2021-09-12 |title=The Pirates Defeat the Rattlers, 37-34, In Overtime To Claim 2021 United Bowl |url=https://goifl.com/news/2021/9/12/general-the-pirates-defeat-the-rattlers-37-34-in-overtime-to-claim-2021-united-bowl.aspx |access-date=2021-09-12}}</ref> In 2022, Pass transitioned to become the director of football personnel development for the Pirates.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://masspiratesfootball.com/2022/01/29/pirates-move-pass-to-front-office-promote-head-coach-from-within/ |title=PIRATES MOVE PASS TO FRONT OFFICE, PROMOTE HEAD COACH FROM WITHIN |website=Massachusetts Pirates |date=January 29, 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, Pass was suspended indefinitely from the IFL for entering the stands and assaulting fans.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://goifl.com/news/2023/7/3/football-statement-from-the-commissioner.aspx |title=STATEMENT FROM THE COMMISSIONER |website=IFL Football |date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==

On August 28, 2024, Pass was arrested for assaulting an 82-year-old man at the [[Planet Fitness]] gym facility in [[North Providence, Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://turnto10.com/news/local/man-patriots-former-accused-of-assaulting-82-year-old-man-at-gym-in-north-providence-police-planet-fitness-equipment-injuries-court-september-18-2024 |title=Former Patriots player accused of assaulting 82-year-old man at gym in North Providence |publisher=[[WJAR]] |date=September 18, 2024 |access-date=September 19, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070614102707/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=571 New England Patriots bio]
* {{Baseball stats |brm=pass--001pat}}

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{{Super Bowl XXXVIII}}
{{Super Bowl XXXIX}}

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