P.J. Fleck enters his first season with the Buccaneers in 2012. He will be responsible for coaching Tampa Bay’s wide receiving corps and joins the Buccaneers following two seasons coaching in the same capacity at Rutgers University. 

The Scarlet Knights receivers made great strides with Fleck’s guidance, most notably Mohamed Sanu and Mark Harrison, both of whom emerged as important weapons for the Rutgers offense. Sanu finished the 2011 season setting both a school and Big East Conference record with 115 receptions for 1,206 yards and seven touchdowns, earning All-Big East honors and becoming one of the top-rated prospects in the 2012 NFL Draft. In 2010, Fleck helped Harrison to a team-leading 829 yards and nine touchdowns on 44 receptions. 

Fleck began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Ohio State before spending three seasons (2007-09) as wide receivers coach at his alma mater, Northern Illinois. During his time coaching the Huskies, two of his receivers, Britt Davis and Matt Simon, signed free agent contracts to play professionally. 

As a wide receiver with Northern Illinois from 1999-2003, Fleck was part of the Huskies’ 2003 10-win season, during which time he recorded 1,028 yards and six touchdowns on 77 catches, a reception total that still ranks second in Northern Illinois history. He also still owns the school record for career punt returns (87), is second in punt return yards (716), third in career catches (179) and fourth in receiving yards (2,162). 

Fleck played for two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers (2004-05). After signing with the 49ers as a free agent in 2004, he spent most of that season on the practice squad before making an appearance versus New England late in the year. He was placed on the injured reserve roster in 2005. In 2006, he left the 49ers to begin his coaching career. 

A native of Sugar Grove, Illinois, Fleck is a 2004 graduate of Northern Illinois in elementary education, and is married to the former Tracie Striebel. The couple has one son, Carter Joseph (C.J.). 

FLECK AT A GLANCE