Peete begins his first season as running backs coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023.
He brings 35 years of coaching experience to Tampa Bay, including 25 at the NFL level. Peete spent the previous three seasons with the Dallas Cowboys (2020-22) as the team's running backs coach, leading a rushing attack that ranked fifth in yards after contact per rush (3.31), ninth in rushing touchdowns (53), 10th in rushing yards (6,205) and 11th in rushing yards per game (124.1).
In the 2022 campaign, the Cowboys ranked second in the NFL in rushing touchdowns (24) and eighth in rushing yards (2,298), while converting 63.9% of the team's third-down rush attempts –the fourth-highest rate in the league. The Cowboys were one of two teams whose running backs did not commit a fumble during the 2022 regular season, despite recording the sixth-most carries in the league.
Prior to joining the Cowboys, Peete served as the running backs coach for the Los Angeles Rams (2016-19), coaching Todd Gurley to two Pro Bowl selections, two first-team All-Pro selections and 2017 Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year honors. During his four seasons with Peete as his position coach, Gurley ranked first in the NFL in rushing touchdowns (48) and second in rushing yards (4,298).
In his two seasons as the running backs coach for the Chicago Bears (2013-14), Peete's top back, Matt Forte, led the NFL in scrimmage yards (3,779) and ranked fourth in rushing yards (2,377). Forte also set a record in 2014 for the most receptions by a running back in a single season (102).
Peete broke into the NFL coaching ranks as the running backs coach for the Oakland Raiders (1998-2006) before beginning his first stint in the same position with the Cowboys (2007-12). He also held collegiate positions as the running backs coach at UCLA (1996-97), wide receivers coach at Rutgers University (1995), wide receivers coach at Michigan State University (1993-94), running backs coach at the University of Pittsburgh (1991-92) and wide receivers coach at the University of Pittsburgh (1988-90).
Peete is a native of Phoenix, Arizona. He and his wife, Rebeca, have twins, Gisele and Reeco. He is the son of Willie Peete, who spent three seasons with the Buccaneers as the team's running backs coach (1992-94). His brother, Rodney, played 16 seasons in the NFL at quarterback for the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington, Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers.
