2011 Colts Media Guide - Nfl

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RICHARD HOWELL
Assistant Strength and Conditioning
Richard Howell is in his 12th season as assistant strength and conditioning coach of
the Colts. Howell is responsible for assisting strength and conditioning coach Jon
Torine in all aspects of the club's conditioning program. He previously served as a
graduate assistant at North Carolina in the strength and conditioning department.
Howell also helps coordinate the Colts' successful player development programs,
one of which was cited in 2009 as the league's Outstanding Financial Education
Program.
Howell was the head strength and conditioning coach for the Barcelona Dragons of
NFL Europe in 1999. He previously served as an assistant coach at Davidson College from 1994-98. He
spent the summer of 1997 as an intern in the Carolina Panthers scouting department.
Howell was a quarterback at Davidson (1990-93) and was the team captain as a senior. Upon graduation,
he held five school records and finished his senior season ranked fourth nationally in scoring for
Division 1-AA football. He played one season for Akersberga in a Sweden league. He holds a bachelor's
degree in biology from Davidson.
Howell was born on February 19, 1972, in Bladenboro, N.C. He and his wife, Karen, have three children,
Alexis, Jacob and Joshua. They reside in Indianapolis.
PERSONAL DATA:
College: Davidson 1990-93.
Coaching Career: Davidson 1994-98; Barcelona Dragons 1999; North Carolina 1998-99;
Indianapolis Colts 2000-present.
PETE METZELAARS
Offensive Line
Pete Metzelaars is in his second season as offensive line coach of the Colts.
Metzelaars served for the six prior seasons as offensive quality control with the
club, and his role was expanded to assistant offensive line coach in 2008.
Metzelaars joined Indianapolis from Wingate University, where he served as an
assistant offensive coach in 2003.
In 2010, the club won a seventh division title in eight years and posted its 13th
consecutive season with 5,000+ net yards. QB-Peyton Manning was 450-679-
4,700, 33 TDs/17 ints., while the offensive line tied for the NFL-low with 16 sacks
in 695 pass attempts. The one sack allowed for 43.4 attempts ranked as the 2nd-best mark in club history,
just behind one for 47.2 in 2009. The line had four different starting configurations as the club produced
the league's 4th-ranked offense and top-ranked passing attack. Manning extended his NFL records
with a 13th consecutive 25+-TD season and an 11th 4,000+-yardage season, while setting a league seasonal-mark
with 450 completions. C-Jeff Saturday earned a fifth Pro Bowl bid.
In 2009, Manning was 393-571-4,500, 33 TDs/16 ints., while the offensive line surrendered an NFL-low
13 sacks in 614 pass attempts. The one sack allowed for 47.2 attempts broke the previous club seasonal
mark of one in every 42.8 (2008). The line had five different starting groups, and the club had the
league's 9th-ranked offense and 2nd-ranked passing attack. Manning set a club seasonal-mark with a
68.8 completion percentage and Saturday earned a fourth Pro Bowl bid. In 2008, Manning was 371-
555-4,002, 27 TDs/12 ints. The line had only two 16-game performers, yet yielded but 14 sacks, 4thfewest
in the NFL, while allowing one sack for every 42.8 pass attempts. The line had five different starting
groups during the season. In 2007, Indianapolis ranked 5th in NFL offense and 3rd in NFL scoring.
Manning was 337-515-4,040, 31 TDs/14 ints., and helped WR-Reggie Wayne (104-1,510, 10 TDs),
TE-Dallas Clark (58-616, 11 TDs) and RB-Joseph Addai (261-1,072, 12 TDs) have solid years.
Indianapolis earned its NFL-record seventh offense with a 4,000+ passer and 1,000+ rusher and receiver.
In the NFL's 91 seasons, the Colts own seven of the league's 37 such offenses. In 2006, Manning
(362-557-4,397, 31 TDs/9 ints.), WR-Marvin Harrison (95-1,366, 12 TDs), Wayne (86-1,310, 9 TDs)
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