Dave Ragone
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Middleburg Heights, Ohio, U.S.
 Ragone in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||||||
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| Title | Associate offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 3, 1979 Middleburg Heights, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Quarterback (No. 4) | ||||||||||||||
| High school | St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Louisville | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2003: 3rd round, 88th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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David Patrick Ragone (born October 3, 1979) is an American football coach and former quarterback who currently serves as associate offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons and also served as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins and Tennessee Titans.
Ragone played college football for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played as a quarterback in the NFL and NFL Europe.
Ragone attended St. Ignatius High School and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior quarterback, he was an All-State first-team honoree and led his team to the State Semi-Final game, losing 20–19 against Canton McKinley. Also as a senior, he was a starter on the basketball team that went on to be the State Runner-Up.
In the fall of 2009, Ragone was inducted into the Saint Ignatius Athletic Hall of Fame.
Playing career
College
During his college career at the University of Louisville, he went 27–11 as a starting quarterback, including an 11–1 mark in 2001. Ragone finished his college years as Louisville's second all-time leading passer. He was a three-time All-American honorable mention and three-time Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year.
National Football League
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Wonderlic | |
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| 6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) | 249 lb (113 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.99 s | 1.78 s | 2.93 s | 4.36 s | 7.42 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) | 31[1] | |
| All values from NFL Combine[2][3] | ||||||||||||
Ragone was selected in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Houston Texans and started in two games behind David Carr.[4] In 2005, Ragone was named NFL Europe's Offensive MVP, leading the Berlin Thunder to World Bowl XIII. Ragone was waived by the Texans and claimed by the Cincinnati Bengals in May 2006. In June 2006, the Bengals traded Ragone to the St. Louis Rams.
Ragone was released by the Rams during training camp prior to the 2006 season. He then began a sports talk show on Louisville, Kentucky radio station WQKC.
