Rutgers Football finalized its staff recently as long time NFL assistant coach Pat Flaherty is the program’s new offensive line coach.
Now Flaherty has spent 20 seasons as an NFL assistant, coaching both tight ends and offensive line at the highest level of the game and that includes 12 years with the New York Giants, where he developed several under the radar linemen.
One of those linemen was Rich Seubert who played for Big Blue from 2001-2010 where he appeared in 104 total games, including 88 starts. After retiring Seubert remained in the area, where he is currently the head coach of the Watchung Hill High School football program.
The Knight Report was able to catch up with Seubert to learn more about coach Flaherty both on and off the field.
Let’s start off by telling us your relationship with coach Flaherty.
RS: “Coach Flats was my coach for seven years with the Giants. We’ve stayed in touch since I finished playing and we talk on a regular basis. I ask him football questions and he helps me out with my high school kids. I toss things off of them, he helps with kids getting recruited to different spots. He’s a football guy and I’m happy for him, I think it’s a real good fit for coach Flats and for Rutgers.”
