Professional Bio

2nd Year NFL Coach • 2nd with Chiefs

Kevin Patullo enters his second season as an NFL assistant coach, serving as the Chiefs offensive assistant/quality control coach. He coordinates the club’s offensive self-scouting duties and is responsible for computer analysis, statistical and video breakdowns of opponents on a weekly basis, as well as monitoring the club’s offensive tendencies. He also assists Chiefs assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach Dick Curl in tutoring the club’s signal callers. In addition, he contributes to the design and composition of the team’s offensive playbook.

Prior to joining the Chiefs, Patullo served three years (2004-06) as an offensive graduate assistant working under head coach Mike Stoops at the University of Arizona. Patullo worked closely with the quarterbacks and signaled in the plays from the sidelines. He helped tutor QB Willie Tuitama, who was named Pac 10 Freshman of the Year and earned Freshman All-America honors. Patullo created the offensive call sheet and was responsible for the advance opponent scouting breakdown. He organized and prepared the daily practice plans, while organizing the offensive playbook. He also assisted with the special teams game plan and on-field coaching.

The Hillsborough, New Jersey native started his coaching career with a two-year stint at South Florida. In his second year with the Bulls, Patullo served as the offensive graduate assistant. He conducted advance scouting and assisted with on-field drills with the team’s wide receivers during practice. He served as a student assistant for the 2003 season, helping with the offensive and special teams units.

Patullo was a three-year letterwinner at South Florida, seeing time at both quarterback and wide receiver. Patullo won the Golden Bull Award in ‘99 as the program’s outstanding scout team player and was a four-time Academic All-Conference USA selection.

Patullo enjoyed a successful prep career at Western High School in Weston, Florida. He suffered a broken leg prior to his senior season, but returned to play in the final two games of the year. He was selected to play in the Dade-Broward County All-Star Game in ‘98.

Personal Bio

Education: University of South Florida (B.S. 2003); Arizona (M.A. 2006). Born: Hillsborough, New Jersey. Family: Wife - Nichole.