Remember Dan Koppen? The two-time Super Bowl champ was spotted at New England Patriots practice Monday as part of his new role as the coach of a high school football team. Let’s check in and see what the former Patriots center has been up to in recent years.
Where are former Patriots now? | Center Dan Koppen (2003-2011)
These days, Koppen lives in Rhode Island. Earlier this year, he was named the head coach of La Salle Academy in Providence.
Koppen took his new team to the Patriots’ first padded practice of training camp this week. Players were present in the VIP area during Monday’s session before being welcomed onto the field. Patriots coack Mike Vrabel posed for pictures and addressed the team, giving a few pointers in the process.
The La Salle coaching job is the latest in a variety of gigs Koppen has worked since retiring in 2013.
After his playing days were over, Koppen first worked as an analyst for NBC Sports Boston. In 2014, he was hired as an assistant football coach at Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island.
In 2018, opened up Linesider Brewery in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Koppen ran the brewery until its closure in 2024.
Koppen was born in Iowa, which his family relocating to Pennsylvania when he was young. He was a three-sport star at Whitehall Hall School, competing in football, basketball and track. In 2005, his No. 77 football jersey was retired at the school.
After a decorated college career at Boston College, Koppen was taken by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Following a string of injuries, Koppen quickly saw the field, eventually becoming the starting center for the 2003 Super Bowl champs.
Koppen spent the next eight seasons snapping the ball to Tom Brady, winning another championship in 2004. In 2007, he earned his lone career Pro Bowl nod.
The Patriots released Koppen at the end of training camp in 2012 after seeing his role diminish throughout the preseason. Koppen spent the 2012 season with the Broncos, playing in 15 games, starting 12.
Koppen suffered a major knee injury the following summer, which ultimately led to his retirement from the NFL.
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