Mike Munchak enters his first year as offensive line coach coach for the Denver Broncos in 2019. He was hired by the club on Jan. 17, 2019.
Munchak has spent the past 37 years in the NFL—12 as a Pro Football Hall of Fame guard for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans (1982-93) and 25 as a coach for the Oilers/Titans (1994-2013) and Steelers (2014-18).
An offensive line coach for 19 seasons, Munchak spent the last five years in that position with Pittsburgh. He also coached the offensive line with Houston/Tennessee from 1994-2010 before being promoted to head coach of the Titans from 2011-13.
During his 22 years as an NFL position coach or head coach, his offensive lines have finished in the Top 10 in fewest sacks allowed 16 times. He has coached seven different offensive linemen who have been selected to the Pro Bowl, including a trio of linemen in each of the past two seasons with Pittsburgh: guard David DeCastro, center Maurkice Pouncey and tackle Alejandro Villanueva.
Munchak’s offensive lines have paved the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in 18 of his 22 seasons overseeing that unit, including the 2009 campaign with Tennessee in which running back Chris Johnson became just the sixth player in NFL history to top 2,000 rushing yards (2,006).
In five seasons with the Steelers, Munchak helped coach an offensive unit that ranked second in total yards (391.1 ypg) and third in scoring (24.7 ppg) from 2014-18. His offensive line tied for the second-fewest sacks allowed (135) while giving up the second-fewest total pressures (559) during that span.
Munchak compiled a 22-26 record (.458) as the head coach of the Titans from 2011-13, leading Tennessee to 15 wins through his first two years to represent the third-most wins by a coach in his first two full seasons with the franchise.
Prior to taking over as head coach, Munchak spent 14 years (1997-2010) as Tennessee’s offensive line coach. During that span, the Titans gave up the third-fewest sacks (396) in the NFL and featured four different Pro Bowl offensive linemen: Pro Football Hall of Famers Bruce Matthews (1997-2001) and Kevin Mawae (2008-09), tackle Brad Hopkins (2000, ’03) and tackle Michael Roos (2009).
Tennessee’s line blocked for an NFL-high 12 individual 1,000-yard rushing seasons from 1997-2010 while ranking seventh in overall rushing (124.5 ypg) during that span.
Munchak began his coaching career immediately after retiring as a player, working as an offensive assistant for the Oilers in 1994 and as an offensive quality control coach for the team from 1995-96.
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2001, Munchak was the Oilers’ eighth overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft from Penn State University. He started 156 regular-season games and 10 postseason contests for the Oilers/Titans and had his No. 63 jersey retired by the organization.
Munchak, who was named to the 1980s NFL All-Decade Team, played in eight Pro Bowls and received first-or second-team All-Pro honors in 10 of his 11 NFL seasons.
A second-team All-American at Penn State, where he played from 1978-81, Munchak spent his prep career at Scranton (Pa.) Central High School. Born on March 5, 1960, Munchak is married to Marci and the couple has two daughters, Alex and Julie, and a granddaughter, Emilia.
PRO BOWL PLAYERS COACHED (7): G David DeCastro (2015-18), T Brad Hopkins (2000, ’03), G Bruce Matthews (1997-2001), C Kevin Mawae (2008-09), C Maurkice Pouncey (2014, ’16-18), T Michael Roos (2008), T Alejandro Villanueva (2017-18).
*as primary position coach
