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Asst Head Coach / Receivers Coach |
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8 years with the Colts |
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Clyde Christensen enters his first season as assistant head coach/wide receivers coach of the Colts. This marks his eight season with the club. Christensen joined Indianapolis from Tampa Bay, where he served as offensive coordinator during the 2001 season.
In 2008, Christensen’s receiving corps continued producing outstanding numbers. WRs-Reggie Wayne (82-1,145, 6 TDs), Marvin Harrison (60-636, 5 TDs) and Anthony Gonzalez (57-664, 4 TDs) ranked among the top four Colts receivers. Wayne produced his fifth consecutive 1,000+ season and earned a third consecutive Pro Bowl bid. Wayne (576-8,129, 53 TDs, 26 100+ games) ranks 3rd in club career receptions, yards and touchdowns and 2nd in 100+ games. Harrison returned from an injury to have a solid season. Harrison (1,102-14,580, 128 TDs) ranks 2nd in NFL career receptions, 4th in yards and 5th in touchdown receptions. He and QB-Peyton Manning remained among the finest QB-WR tandems in NFL history (953 completions, 12,766 yards, 112 touchdowns). Harrison is T2nd in NFL history with 59 100+ games, and he is 9th in NFL career touchdowns. He has receptions in 190 consecutive games, the 2nd-longest NFL streak and the most ever to start a career. Gonzalez followed a solid rookie season by increasing his totals in 2008. The receivers helped Manning produce his league-best ninth 4,000+ season.
In 2007, Harrison had an injury-interrupted season, while Wayne (104-1,510, 10 TDs) and Gonzalez (37-576, 3 TDs) had solid seasons. Wayne earned a second Pro Bowl bid in becoming then only the 16th NFL receiver to produce a 1,500+ season. Wayne became only the third receiver in NFL history to increase seasonal reception totals over the first seven career seasons (Raymond Berry, 1955-61; Shawn Jefferson, 1991-97), and Gonzalez’s performance ranked among the best in club history by a rookie. With the performances of Manning (4,040), Wayne and RB-Joseph Addai (1,072), Indianapolis earned its NFL-record seventh offense with a 4,000+ passer and 1,000+ rusher and receiver. In the NFL’s 89 seasons, the Colts own seven of the league’s 32 such offenses. In 2006, Harrison (95-1,366, 12 TDs) and Wayne (86-1,310, 9 TDs) earned Pro Bowl honors. Harrison became the only NFL receiver with eight consecutive 1,000+-yard and 10+-TD seasons. In 2005, Harrison (82-1,146, 12 TDs) and Wayne (83-1,055, 5 TDs) produced 1,000+ seasons and played key roles in the club’s 13-0 seasonal start. In 2004, Christensen’s unit had one of the best seasonal performances in NFL history. Harrison (86-1,113, 15 TDs), Wayne (77-1,210, 12 TDs) and WR-Brandon Stokley (68-1,077, 10 TDs) became the first NFL receiving trio to post 1,000+-yardage and 10+-touchdown seasons. The performances stand along with San Diego (1980), Washington (1989), Atlanta (1995) and Arizona (2008) as the only teams with a trio of 1,000+ receivers. Harrison (4), Wayne (4) and Stokley (5) had 13 of the club’s 14 regular-season 100+ reception yardage games, and Wayne (10-221 vs. Denver) broke the club’s playoff yardage record of WR-Raymond Berry (178 yards in 1958 NFL Championship Game). In 2002, Christensen helped Harrison become the only NFL player to amass 100+ receptions in four consecutive seasons (115, 1999; 102, 2000; 109, 2001; 143, 2002), while his reception total set a new NFL seasonal record. Harrison was 94-1,262, 10 TDs in 2003, and he set then the five best seasons in club history during his 1999-03 performances.
Christensen spent six seasons at Tampa Bay, tutoring tight ends from 1996-98 and quarterbacks from 1999-00 before being promoted to offensive coordinator. In 2001, WR-Keyshawn Johnson (106 receptions) and QB-Brad Johnson (340 completions) posted franchise seasonal marks. Christensen helped the late-season development of rookie QB-Shaun King in 1999. King led Tampa Bay to four wins late wins for the NFC Central title, becoming then the second rookie quarterback since the 1970 Merger to win a playoff game.
Before joining Tampa Bay, Christensen spent 1994-95 as co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Clemson. From 1992-93, he served as quarterbacks coach at Maryland, tutoring QBs-John Kaleo and Scott Milanovich. Kaleo ranked 2nd nationally in total offense in 1992 while Milanovich finished fourth in 1993. In 1991, Christensen served as running backs coach at South Carolina. He was receivers/tight ends coach at Holy Cross in 1989, then was promoted to offensive coordinator in 1990.
From 1986-88, Christensen was offensive coordinator, running backs and quarterbacks coach and in charge of recruiting at East Carolina. Christensen oversaw quarterbacks and wide receivers at Temple from 1983-85, after serving as quarterbacks and receivers coach at East Tennessee State from 1980-82. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Mississippi in 1979.
Christensen was an All-America quarterback at Fresno City Junior College in 1975. He continued his collegiate career as a QB at North Carolina, where he lettered from 1977-78, as the school earned Peach and Liberty Bowl bids. Christensen holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial relations from North Carolina.
Christensen was born on January 28, 1956 in Covina, Calif. Christensen and his wife, Debbie, have three daughters, Rachel, Rebecca and Ruth. They reside in Indianapolis.
College: Fresno City Junior College 1975; North Carolina 1976-78.
Coaching Career: Mississippi 1979; East Tennessee State 1980-82; Temple 1983-85; East Carolina 1986-88; Holy Cross 1989-90; South Carolina 1991; Maryland 1992-93; Clemson 1994-95; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1996-2001; Indianapolis Colts 2002-present.
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