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COACHING STAFF / JERRY FONTENOTJERRY FONTENOTASSISTANT OFFENSIVE LINEFifth Season as NFL CoachFifth Packers SeasonJerry Fontenot begins hisfifth season in the coachingprofession and his fifth seasonwith the Packers in 2010.Promoted to assistant offensive line coach by HeadCoach Mike McCarthy on Jan. 15, 2007, Fontenot movedup from his prior role, when he began as a coaching internover the summer and was then retained for the duration ofthe season as an offensive assistant.Over the past four seasons, Fontenot has assisted in thedevelopment of the Packers’ sizable corps of young linemen.Third-year pro Josh Sitton started every game at RGthis past season, while second-year man T.J. Lang playedthree different positions at times and started games at bothtackle spots when needed.Previously, the 2006 draft trio of Daryn Colledge, JasonSpitz and Tony Moll combined for 103 starts in their firstthree seasons.A starting center for the New Orleans Saints duringMcCarthy’s five-year tenure there as offensive coordinator,Fontenot made an indelible impression on McCarthywith his leadership, intelligence, and the respect he commandedin the locker room, qualities he displayed in hisfirst foray into coaching.Not far removed from his playing days, which concludedafter 16 seasons in 2004, Fontenot quickly showed hecould relate well to players, prompting McCarthy to retainFontenot in a full-time capacity in 2007 with the promotionof Joe Philbin to offensive coordinator and James Campento offensive line coach.A longtime center, Fontenot played 239 NFL games withthe Bears, Saints and Bengals from 1989 through 2004,proving to be extremely durable as a player. Originally athird-round draft choice by Chicago in 1989, Fontenot begana starting streak of 106 games in 1991 with the Bears thatcontinued through his first one-plus seasons with the Saints,whom he joined in 1997 as an unrestricted free agent.That streak ended with a season-ending knee injury inOctober 1998. Returning at the start of the 1999 season,Fontenot then started 80 consecutive games for the Saintsthrough the end of the 2003 season before finishing his careerwith the Bengals in 2004. Fontenot was named a USAToday “All-Joe Team” selection in 2002 for his excellencewithout fanfare and his enduring leadership qualities.Jerry Fontenot at a glance…►►Began his tenure in Green Bay as a coaching intern in thesummer of 2006 and remained with the team throughout theseason to assist with the offensive line; promoted to full-timestatus as assistant offensive line coach, Jan. 15, 2007.►►Enters his 21st year in the National Football League.►►A longtime center, played 239 NFL games with the Bears,Saints and Bengals from 1989-2004, proving to be extremelydurable as a player. Originally a third-round draft choiceby Chicago in 1989, began a starting streak of 106 gamesin 1991, then authored a streak of 80 straight starts from1999-2003.►►Started at center during Mike McCarthy’s five years as NewOrleans offensive coordinator (2000-04).►►Played every position on the offensive line at Texas A&M,twice earning honorable mention All-American.COACHING BACKGROUNDYears College/Pro Team Position Coached2006 Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Assistant2007-10 Green Bay Packers . . . . . . Assistant Offensive LineIn all, Fontenot played on four playoff teams, three withthe Bears (1990, ’91, ’94) and one with the Saints (2000).He spent his first year out of football in 2005 working inbroadcasting in the Chicago area, handling various footballassignments with both WGN and ESPN, before deciding togive coaching a try, which he feels provides more fuel forhis passion for the game.A standout at Texas A&M and a sociology major, Fontenotplayed every position on the offensive line in collegeand helped lead the Aggies to three consecutive SouthwestConference titles from 1985 through 1987. He earned allconferencehonors three times and was an honorable mentionAll-American as a junior and senior.Born Nov. 21, 1966, in Lafayette, La., the 43-year-oldFontenot was a four-sport star at Lafayette High School,earning all-state honors twice in football, finishing as staterunner-up twice in the discus, and winning a state championshipin baseball.He and his wife, Stephanie, have three daughters –Gabrielle, Madeleine and Camille.DRAFT &COMMUNITY COACHES VETERANS FREE AGENTS2009 REVIEW HISTORYRECORDS &Riding bikes to practiceNo one is sure exactly when it started,but Packers players have been riding kids’bikes to training-camp practice for nearly halfa century.The tradition is believed to have originatedin 1961, when the Packers constructed a newadministration building on the stadium’s northconcourse.Vince Lombardi was the first coach to askhis players to ride bikes to practice, in an effortto further the Packers’ unique relationship withtheir fans.LAMBEAUFIELDMISC.41